If you had to invest in a person for 20 years would you invest in your friends and work colleagues?
Ask the same of yourself.
If not, you need to make some immediate changes.
Why?
Because the level of your success is will equate to the people you surround yourself with.
#career #leadership #growth #relationships #learning
Don’t reject yourself first.
Don’t think you can get or deserve the job? Apply for it.
Don’t think your post is good enough? Publish it.
Don’t think you can do it? Go for it.
Don’t think you should email that person? Write and send it.
Remember:
1) Stop waiting around for confirmation. You’ll never be “ready.”
2) Our brains are wired for negativity. Our thoughts try to keep us safe. Their job isn’t to make us happy or successful.
3) Amazon’s company philosophy is act boldly on 70% of the information you need. Getting 90% costs a lot, wastes time and requires perfect execution.
Act boldly and take action today. Don’t reject what you believe may happen before it’s actually happened.
PS: This doesn’t mean don’t be prepared, learn, acquire skills, network, etc. It means you have to ask in spite of your thoughts and fears.
#leadership #executivecoach #success #rejection #growthmindset #training #career
Great presentations at Hacking HR in Houston last night by Heather Dulin at National Oilwell Varco (on personal branding – check out my crumpled sheet we filled out last night) & Joti Chandran from HP (her great work on the workforce of the future). Highly recommend checking it out no matter what your job function. We all walked away with actionable insights and more knowledge about what we bring to the table.
Here is the website to go to their next event: https://hackinghr.io/houston2019/
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How are you perceived at your organization? (See a test below). Most people are often uncertain or unaware of what they project. This lack of self-awareness kills our progress and career.
What we intend to project is often different than our impact. For example, we may believe we are open to feedback, but other people may experience we are closed off. We may think we listen, but other people may perceive we speak over them. Intent doesn’t equal impact.
Here’s a test to gauge how people perceive you:
Ask 6 people you work w/ two questions.
1) What do you think other people perceive as my greatest strengths and challenges?
2) What’s one thing I could do that would have the biggest impact on my performance and perception?
Resist the temptation to debate or question. Only seek information to clarify and/or to get examples. Thank people at the end. Not everyone may be willing to be candid. That’s ok. Find others that will.
After you get the data, look for patterns. Come up with specific actions to close the gap on how others perceive you and how you perceive yourself.
Many times you can’t choose the emotions you feel (although your self-awareness and thoughts can dictate quite a bit). BUT you CAN choose which emotions you share (and react to).
Self-awareness and emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize your emotions and your emotional landscape.
It’s also in part recognizing filtering them and learning how to express them appropriately and respectfully in business settings.
The old adage think before you speak also works with your emotions!
Just say no immediately than say yes and then drop the ball because your too busy (and you knew you were when you said yes). Key point: Manage expectations appropriately.
If you’re not going to make time, don’t give people false hope. Just set boundaries and tell them the truth.
And perhaps you could help them in a week, month, etc. Tell them that and have them check back in with you.
Speak your truth and others will respect you.
#leadership #manager #hr #selfawareness #communication #boundaries #relationshipadvice #growth #executivecoach #development
