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The gap between capable and exceptional at work isn't talent.

It's operating clarity.

High performers don't guess how work gets evaluated. They operate with a system. Real Work Ready™ gives you that system.

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You're working harder than anyone in the room. Still feel behind?

You're not the problem. Nobody gave you the map.

Most professionals enter the workforce with degrees, certifications, and real capability. What they don't have is the operating foundation that high performers rely on every day… how to receive work, build trust, exercise judgment, and make the kind of contribution that actually gets noticed.

This layer isn't soft skills. It's the mechanics of how performance is actually evaluated inside organizations, and almost nobody ever makes it explicit.

Clarity on this is the gap between effort of high performance.

These aren't personality traits. They're operating protocols. And for the first time, they're explicit.

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Early in my career, I wanted to get ahead. I just didn't know how.

I didn't know what people wanted from me. I didn't know how to carry myself, how to ask the right questions, how to show up in a way that matched how capable I actually was. I wanted to be better, I just didn't know what better looked like or how to get there.

Then I spent 15 years on the other side of the table. Hiring. Evaluating. Watching the same capable, motivated people hit the same invisible walls.

So I wrote down everything nobody told me. That's Real Work Ready™.

— Laura Massetti, Founder, Real Work Ready™  |  Fortune 100 Executive  |  MBA, Baruch  |  Harvard Executive Education

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What clients experience after working with Laura…

  • - Beta Participant, Early-Career Professional

    “I finally understand why certain approaches work and others don't. I'm not guessing anymore.”

  • - Melanie M.

    “Working with Laura changed the trajectory of my career. I’m a stronger, more capable leader today because of her.”

  • - Beta Participant, Career Changer

    “The professional introduction exercise alone changed how I show up in every room”

  • — Real Work Ready™ Participant

    “Working with Laura changed the trajectory of my career. She helped me understand what readiness really looks like — and gave me the confidence to step into it.”

  • — David C.

    “Relentless in the best way. Laura’s drive, intuition, and execution make her a category of one.”

  • — Mike & Patty N.

    “We wanted to support our son as he entered the workforce. Laura exceeded every expectation.”

  • — Kelsey M.

    “I entered my career with direction and confidence — not fear.”

  • — CEO, SaaS company

    “Laura helped our early-career hires show up with clarity, confidence, and professionalism. The improvement was immediate.”

  • — Mike W.

    “She made the uncertain feel strategic.”

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Real Work Ready™ — Workplace Skills That Actually Work

School teaches knowledge. Jobs demand judgment.

Real Work Ready™ teaches how work actually works inside organizations , the professional skills, expectations, communication, and decision-making managers look for, so professionals stop guessing and start contributing with confidence

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