A version of this article originally appeared in Quartz’s Leadership newsletter. Sign up here to get the latest leadership news and insights straight to your inbox. We often associate job promotions with bold confidence and huge deliverables. But when promotions happen, the story is rarely so dramatic. Careers are upgraded quietly, long before title changes are announced on LinkedIn. How are we going to manifest career advancement in 2026? By committing to routine, often undesirable, frequently boring ...