Babette Ten Haken

Contact Babette
  • Home
  • Programs
    • Keynotes
    • Breakouts & Workshops
    • Professional Innovation Coaching
  • Blog
  • My Story
    • Testimonials
    • Honors & Awards
  • Resources
    • White Papers
    • Do You Mean Business? – The Book
  • Contact Me!
You are here: Home / Professional Development / Do You believe in Your Professional Story Credibility?

Do You believe in Your Professional Story Credibility?

May 16, 2019 by Babette Ten Haken Leave a Comment

professional story credibilityOn a 1-10 (poor-great) scale, do you believe in your professional story credibility? You know, the “you” story which comprises your LinkedIn profile and professional resume. Or how you respond to the question: “What do you do?”

What story do you tell: to clients, colleagues and recruiters? Is your story too good to be true? Or is your story compelling and inspiring?

Do you leave your professional story credibility in the hands of others?

When I work with groups on purpose-driven professional branding, we focus on telling a story, about you. Instead of providing a list of academic degrees, certifications and job titles. Regardless of your job title, pay grade, level of education or generation.

Why? Because by centering you on your professional purpose, you discover that you are far more than a list. Of what you do. For someone else. Right now.

Often, during these workshops, I hear from professionals, like you, who are searching for their next job. Or, even their next career. Equally often, they ask internal mentors, or hire professional profile writers, to create their resumes. While internal mentors and professional writers arrive at incredible profiles for their mentees and clients, often that profile feels neither comfortable to you, nor believable.

When you leave “you” in the hands of others to create either their vision for you or their perception of you, you do yourself (and them) a great disservice. Because you do not do a credible job telling these professional colleagues your own story, in the first place.

Do you trust in your professional story credibility?  

When you take the time to gain a deeper understanding of, and belief in, your professional story credibility, good things happen. Even if you end up with four different resumes which target four different industries, there is a common denominator running through all of these profiles. What each of your profiles leverages is your purpose-driven professional story.

Because you cannot help yourself. You bring the same professional story into each job you take and project in which you participate. In fact, your purpose-driven story represents the differentiated value you bring to your organization’s table. Time after time.

Ask yourself whether, or not, you trust the credibility of the professional story you tell the world? Or, are you copying a formula that worked for someone else and hoping it works for you? Then again, does your profile(s) make you feel like an impostor?

At the end of each day, you are accountable for the professional stories you tell.

Take ownership of your professional story credibility. Take the next steps.
  • Planning your next corporate or association meeting? Engage me to present one of my Storytelling for STEM Professionals and Left Brain Thinkers speaking programs, workshops or moderated facilitation services. Contact me here.
  • Download my new checklist and worksheet: Six Professional Development Targets to Hit each Month.
  • Subscribe to my blog. Share your email address in the red box in the right column of this blog. Never miss another insightful post.

Babette Ten Haken’s One Millimeter Mindset® Storytelling Speaking Programs, Workshops and Facilitation Services leverage storytelling for STEM professionals and left brain thinkers to catalyze employee and customer success and retention. She motivates individuals and teams to combine courage, curiosity and critical thinking skills to co-create compelling stories which inspire trust in one another. Especially in industries with STEM and left-brain stakeholders.

Find out more about Babette’s professional story here. Babette is a member of SME, ASQ, SHRM and the National Speakers Association. Her playbook of communication hacks, Do YOU Mean Business? is available on Amazon.com. Babette’s speaker profile is on the espeakers platform. Contact Babette here.

Image source: Adobe Stock

Enjoy this post? Please share it!

Share on TwitterShare on FacebookShare on LinkedInShare on EmailShare on Reddit

Filed Under: Human Capital & Industrial IoT Workforce, Professional Development Tagged With: banking, business growth, customer experience, customer retention, customer service, customer success, employee experience, employee success, engineering, Industry 4.0, IoT, manufacturing, professional development, quality, STEM Storytelling Professional Speaker, storytelling for left brain thinkers, Storytelling for STEM professionals

About Babette Ten Haken

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Hire Babette to speak at your next conference or corporate meeting.

https://youtu.be/Yf-h80O_QZ4
Sign up to receive posts via email
Please wait...
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide
No spam, ever. Promise. Powered by FeedBlitz
SalesProCentral
Customer Experience Update

Categories

  • Collaboration And Convergence
  • Customer Experience, Success, Loyalty, Retention
  • Human Capital & Industrial IoT Workforce
  • Professional Development
  • Trending Book Reviews
  • Uncategorized

Recent Posts

  • Your Post Pandemic Career Strategy Evolved. Now what?
  • 3 One Millimeter Mindset Professional Goals Blog Posts
  • What Is Your Professional Career Voice: Leader or Follower?
  • Why Your Professional Core Capabilities Limit Your Value
  • Create More Value by Speaking Less Professional Jargon

Archives

Storytelling for STEM Professionals and Left Brain Thinkers Speaking Programs. Learn more....

Contact Babette
Sign up to receive posts via email
Please wait...
Please enter all required fields Click to hide
Correct invalid entries Click to hide
No spam, ever. Promise. Powered by FeedBlitz

Recent Posts

Your Post Pandemic Career Strategy Evolved. Now what?

3 One Millimeter Mindset Professional Goals Blog Posts

What Is Your Professional Career Voice: Leader or Follower?

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedInFollow Us on Instagram

Privacy Policy | Terms and Conditions

CATALYST FOR PROFESSIONAL COLLABORATION: Storytelling for STEM Professionals and Left Brain Thinkers Speaking Programs.
Sales Aerobics for Engineers®, All Rights Reserved 2021 ©
By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies