visibility

What Are The Benefits Of Visibility For You?

There are many benefits that you will gain by being more visible. I will share a few to help you see why visibility is important. First, this may seem basic, but people will know who you are. This is especially important in larger organizations where there are many team members that are not known to senior management. They are known to their team members and manager, but that is it. When it comes time for succession planning, if you are…
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What If You Took The Lead To Be Visible?

Think about a meeting you have been in with a large group of people. A question came up for you, but you hesitated to ask it. What happened in that moment? For some, they may assume that everyone else probably knows the answer and they are embarrassed to ask, so they keep quiet. For others, it may mean that they don’t want to stand out by asking the question, so they don’t say anything and choose to ask someone else later. In both of these…
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Is Being Visible Important To You?

There are two ways of thinking about being visible in the workplace. One is that “I work really hard and my management knows that I do a good job so I don’t need any more visibility.” The other is that “I work hard and do a good job, but I also recognize that getting in front of my management is important to my success.” I was someone who believed in the first example above. Being visible felt like “playing politics” and I…
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It’s Time to be Strong, Focus on Visibility, and Choose Yourself!

I recently participated in an online class that was focused on people getting more visibility in their lives. What was amazing to me was how many women joined this group very quickly. I wasn’t the only one seeking out options to be visible in a more meaningful way. Why is being visible such a challenge for women in general and more specifically for women in leadership? This issue of self-promotion or being visible impacts women and their ability to get…
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How Can I Be Intentional About Networking?

Yesterday’s post was about visibility and being able to promote yourself. One of the ways of doing that is through networking and connecting with others. The word networking can sometimes bring up anxiety for people who are more introverted. Walking into a room of people that they don’t know and having a conversation with any of them sounds worse than having a root canal. Having a plan and knowing what to say may help to eliminate some of that anxiety….
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Monday Morning Leadership Q&A – 3/6/17

Today’s Question: “My manager told me that I need to be more visible in our organization. I don’t like to brag about myself, so how do I change that perception?” In your mind, you are doing your job every day and your manager knows what you are doing, so why do you need more visibility? Unfortunately, you may be doing great things, but not everyone else in the organization knows about them. Being visible means that your leadership is…
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Taking Advantage of Opportunities is the Key to Personal and Professional Growth

Are you paying attention to opportunities that you can take advantage of? Opportunities often come in unexpected ways, and it’s important to be open and adaptable to new experiences. You have to keep your eyes and ears open for potential opportunities, even if they don’t seem immediately relevant to your goals. Sometimes, these opportunities can lead to unexpected and rewarding paths that can benefit your career. You may be thinking that you don’t have time for anything additional. However, there…
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The Silent Struggle of Feeling Undervalued

Every single day I meet with people who feel like they aren’t enough. They have thoughts running through their heads that tell them other people are better, smarter, and know more. They may recognize that these thoughts are happening, but they don’t understand how these thoughts impact their behavior. The impact of this kind of thinking impacts everything that they do. They hold themselves back and play small and these thoughts prevent them from reaching their potential. This leads these…
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How to Build Self-Trust as a Leader

I was just reading an article from the co-founder of Netflix, Marc Randolph, about the 25 year anniversary of the company. He shared that “they simply believed that there “had to be a better way” to rent movies but along the way, we ended up not just changing the way the world consumes content, but how that content is created.” He also mentioned that every single person told him in the beginning that what he wanted to create with Netflix “would never…
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