Meridian Twelve

Conversations on trajectory.

Each episode works through an issue of The Meridian aloud, alongside what the research found. Season one runs fortnightly from November, alternating with the newsletter so something lands every other Thursday.

Season one begins 12 November 2026. The schedule below is the full run.

Above the line, episodes. Below it, issues of The Meridian. Something lands every other Thursday.

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Season One

EP 01

12 November 2026

iCalGoogle

The skills trap

FROM THE NEWSLETTER

Why the next role rarely turns on capability, and what it actually turns on instead.

Upcoming

EP 02

26 November 2026

iCalGoogle

Your mentors aren't your sponsors

FROM THE NEWSLETTER

The difference between someone who advises you and someone who argues for you in the room.

Upcoming

EP 03

10 December 2026

iCalGoogle

The documentation gap

FROM THE RESEARCH

What the research found about the most visible operators and the record they don't keep.

Upcoming

EP 04

24 December 2026

iCalGoogle

Where you're standing

FROM THE NEWSLETTER

Reading your own position before deciding what to do about it.

Upcoming

EP 05

7 January 2027

iCalGoogle

The evidence that travels

FROM THE NEWSLETTER

Which proof of your work survives the rooms you're not in.

Upcoming

EP 06

21 January 2027

iCalGoogle

The sponsor recency gap

FROM THE RESEARCH

The distance between having a sponsor and having one who opened a door recently.

Upcoming

EP 07

4 February 2027

iCalGoogle

More scope isn't up

FROM THE NEWSLETTER

Why a bigger remit and a better trajectory are not the same move.

Upcoming

EP 08

18 February 2027

iCalGoogle

When to stop building the case

FROM THE NEWSLETTER

The point at which more preparation stops helping, and what to do at it. Season one closes.

Upcoming

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