90 days. That’s how long it took for several HR Armor members to go from: • PIPs • “Informal investigations” • Closed-door meetings without context …to raise conversations and advancement tracks. Same company. Same leadership. Same politics. Different leverage. Here’s what most professionals get wrong: They think performance protects them. It doesn’t. Documentation protects you. Positioning protects you. Leverage protects you. When you’re on a PIP, your manager is building a file. When you’re be