New from Simon ElementOn sale October 13, 2026
The Insider Advantage
Moving Up, Finding Success, and Building a Career That Lasts
A counterintuitive career playbook from an acclaimed Wharton professor proving that staying in place can be your fastest path to success.
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About the book
Why staying put can be your smartest career move
From freelancing to job-hopping, career trajectories seem to be more chaotic than ever. Conventional wisdom says mobility wins: remain too long and you’ll stall your growth and your pay. But what if the secret to a rewarding work life isn’t leaving for the next best thing but committing for the long haul?
Wharton professor Matthew Bidwell argues that “insiders”, employees who see their professional journeys within the context of an organization rather than separate from it, have a competitive edge in today’s job market. The more time you invest at one employer, the more you unlock the information and relationships that help you rise faster, adapt easier, and find real fulfillment.
Drawing from two decades of research and access to top executives, The Insider Advantage explores how to capitalize on your connections and knowledge to climb the ladder, boost your salary, and do truly meaningful work. You’ll also learn when to make the jump to a new company, though it won’t be when you think.
Blending expert insights and riveting stories, The Insider Advantage offers a surprising road map to a thriving career, revealing that sticking around doesn’t hold you back. It’s actually your greatest advantage.
- Publisher
- Simon Element
- On sale
- Oct 13, 2026
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 256
- ISBN
- 978-1-6680-7917-1
- Price
- $29.00 US / $41.00 CAN
- Category
- Business & Economics
Get promoted from within
How the knowledge and relationships you build inside an organization turn into promotions and bigger roles.
Get paid for staying
Why job-hopping isn’t the only route to a raise, and how loyalty doesn’t have to cost you salary, and how insiders capture the value they create.
Know when to leave your job
The signals that it really is time to move to a new company. It won’t be when you think.
Praise
Praise for The Insider Advantage
Get ready to rethink your assumptions about what it takes to build a thriving career. Matthew Bidwell is one of the world’s leading experts on how we navigate our jobs, and he highlights how the greatest mobility often exists in the place where you’re already working. The Insider Advantage is filled with surprising evidence and practical guidance about pursuing success and happiness.”
For years we’ve been told that career success belongs to the boldest job-hoppers. Matthew Bidwell shows why that story is incomplete. Insightful, surprising, and deeply practical, The Insider Advantage offers a smarter framework for building a career that lasts.”
Matthew Bidwell has written the rare career book that is both deeply researched and genuinely useful. Drawing on decades of scholarship, he challenges conventional wisdom about job-hopping and shows why long-term success often comes from becoming an insider rather than always chasing the next opportunity. Wry, surprising, and full of practical insight, The Insider Advantage will change the way you think about your career.”
Most career books focus on individual ambition. Matthew Bidwell shows that enduring success is built through the organizations, teams, and relationships that help people achieve more together than they ever could alone. A fresh and important perspective on how careers really work.”
With gripping examples, convincing data, and wry humor, Matthew Bidwell presents a strong argument for developing a career as an insider. Bidwell’s wisdom helps us think through important questions about the career moves ahead, and make deep sense of the moves we’ve already made.”