Silent Power Moves Intrapreneurs Make
How quiet leadership strategies create real impact—and why staying small serves no one
You don’t have to be the loudest voice in the room to change the game. You just have to be the most aligned.
If you’re feeling stuck, overlooked, or a little restless, it’s not because you’re not talented enough—or working hard enough.
It’s because there’s a shift happening inside you.
A deeper kind of leadership is trying to emerge, and titles or job descriptions can’t quite contain it. Staying small might feel safer. But over time, it erodes your impact... and your energy.
You were never meant to stay small.
Leadership Moves You Can’t Always See
There’s a myth that real leaders are flashy. That if you're not calling the shots from the front of the room, you're not leading.
Intrapreneurs—the quiet game-changers inside companies—know better.
True leadership often happens in the subtle, powerful moves no one claps for.
It’s in the conversation where you challenge an old assumption.
It’s in the project you steer back on track—not for credit, but for excellence.
It’s in the moment you decide to stop waiting for permission and start moving in alignment with what matters.
I’ll never forget one of the first times I realized this.
Years ago, I sat in a meeting where the usual voices dominated the conversation. I had an idea that could have reshaped the entire project, but my first instinct was to stay quiet.
"Who am I to speak up?" I thought. But something inside me knew better.
I waited for a pause, then asked a single question:
"What if we approached this from the customer's actual behavior, not just our assumptions?"
The room fell silent. Then the energy shifted.
No fireworks, no parade. But the entire strategy moved because of that one small, aligned question.
That was a silent power move. And it changed the way I saw leadership forever.
Why Playing Small Drains Your Energy
It’s tempting to believe that being modest or staying low-key is the "right" thing to do.
But there’s a difference between humility and hiding.
When you hold back your insights, ideas, or instincts, you create internal friction. That friction—between what you know you’re capable of and what you’re allowing yourself to express—drains you more than any long workday ever could.
Here’s why:
Misalignment costs energy. When your values, talents, and voice don't have a way to move outward, they turn inward—often into frustration, resentment, or self-doubt.
Growth requires space. Staying small leaves no room for the new levels of impact you’re ready for.
Impact needs visibility. You can’t create meaningful change if your best ideas stay locked in your own mind.
Leadership isn’t about being the center of attention. It’s about becoming a clear channel for the impact you’re meant to have.
Silent Power Moves You Can Make Today
You don’t have to overhaul your career overnight to step into greater leadership.
In fact, the most powerful shifts are often quiet, steady, and deeply intentional.
Here are three silent power moves you can start making right now:
1. Notice where you are already leading.
Look beyond your title. Are you setting a higher standard? Offering better solutions? Asking better questions? You’re already leading. Naming it helps you claim it.
2. Lead through strategic presence.
You don’t have to talk more—just with more intention. Speak when you have something aligned to say. Choose your moments carefully. Influence often grows in the spaces between noise.
3. Align with courage, not approval.
Every time you choose alignment over people-pleasing, you strengthen your inner authority. Real leadership isn’t about everyone liking you. It’s about staying true to what matters most—even when it’s uncomfortable.
Your Leadership Matters—Right Now
If you’ve been waiting for a formal promotion, a louder voice, or "the right time" to lead, I want to gently challenge you:
Your leadership is already needed.
Your insights are already valuable.
And the career you want to build—one where you feel aligned, energized, and impactful—starts with the small moves you choose today.
You don’t have to be loud.
You don’t have to be perfect.
You just have to be real, clear, and willing to take the next step forward.
Ready to Lead With More Clarity and Impact?
If you’re ready to untrap your talent, claim your leadership, and build a career that actually fits who you are—you’re in the right place.
Join the Get Untrapped™ Accelerator so you can start leading from a place of real alignment and real power.
No more staying small.
No more waiting for permission.
It’s time to lead, move by move.