Which team do you support?
meridia Some people go into overdrive after getting promoted or taking a challenging new job. Surrounded by senior managers, "they're not the smartest person in the room any more," says William Arruda of New York City, a personal-branding consultant. Instead of prioritizing their lengthening to-do lists, "they go into hair-on-fire mode, telling themselves, 'I'm a machine. I get so much done. There's nothing you can give me that will break me.' "