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Layering and Being Layered

How to Hire Above Someone — and How to Handle Being Hired Over

Molly Graham
Feb 04, 2026
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Hi! I’m Molly. I write about what it actually takes to lead inside growing, changing companies: the frameworks that help, the honest truth about what it feels like, and the messy work of shaping a career that actually fits.

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