Trophy Kid to Shot-Caller Rule #1: Speak Up without Talking Down
The one thing middle managers and executives alike from companies of all shapes and sizes agree on is that credibility comes from speaking up. In the knowledge economy where information is worth more than its weight in gold, it is critical to be an active participant in the knowledge exchange.
As young employees, there are two fatally flawed tendencies that get in the way of effectively speaking up.
1. PROBLEM: TAKING WITHOUT GIVING
Remember this: Your employer is not your teacher. The importance of being a good learner was relentlessly drilled into us from the very first time our miniature shadows darkened the doors of our kindergarten classrooms. While growing up, our lives were dominated by authority figures—coaches, teachers and parents—whose … [ Read More ]
