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Sep 7, 2026
Jodie Mears’ EA Cheat Code: Be Professionally Unpopular
Jodie Mears’ EA Cheat Code: Be Professionally Unpopular
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Be the bad guy is my tactic. So I will happily allow my executive or whoever it is I'm supporting to say, "Oh, Jodi won't let me do that," or, "Jodi has protected that time for project work."
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So removing yourself from the equation emotionally and not being worried about being blamed.
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Let them say that, "Jodi won't let me do that," because the bigger picture will kind of, uh, have more goals fulfilled, if you like, because it, that has a huge knock-on effect.
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So I find that the leaders, generally speaking, they often struggle to create boundaries for themselves. So in my experience, they're much happier allowing their EA to create those boundaries for them.
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Sometimes part of the job is being professionally unpopular
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