If They Still Need You, You Failed

Person standing alone on mountain peak after empowering others to climb independently - visual metaphor for contribution making you obsolete through capability transfer

Why Real Contribution Makes You Replaceable Every system praises ”indispensable people.” The ones everyone needs. The ones everything runs through. The person who knows where everything is, how it all works, why decisions were made. But here’s the uncomfortable truth most people never hear: If they still need you, you didn’t contribute. You became infrastructure If They Still Need You, You Failed