You and I rely on the specific linguistics of our professions for communication and collaboration. However, how comfortable, confident, conversant, and willing are you to translate your professional language for others outside your respective disciplines? Your career trajectory depends on how successfully you leverage your communications to lead others. Let’s face it. Discipline-specific terminology is… [Continue Reading]
You Sell Yourself Short By Relying On Your Professional Language
Do You Know Which Professional Qualities Changed Recently?
I anticipate meetings with clients and colleagues differently since 2020. Why? I am discovering that your and my professional qualities changed, even if we are unwilling to acknowledge this situation. So, rather than perceiving a meeting as getting together with old friends, I set my expectations differently in 2023. I look forward to meeting strangers,… [Continue Reading]
Start Asking The Questions You Really Need To Ask
Do you find yourself in conversations where you dance around asking the questions you really need to ask? Instead, you stop yourself short. As a result, information which can clarify context for decision making is left hanging in the air. Later on, you replay that conversation. You kick yourself for not having the courage and… [Continue Reading]
Is Being Hard Charging Professionally Sustainable?
Are you known for being hard charging professionally? Are you sure you know what that phrase potentially looks like in today’s and tomorrow’s workplaces? The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines “hard-charging” as being aggressive, determined, and ambitious. These are solid professional attributes to bring to the workplace each day. However, consider how you manifest being aggressive, determined,… [Continue Reading]
Reset Expectations About Who You Are Actually Meeting With
It is time to reset expectations about who you and I are actually meeting with. In my interactions with colleagues and clients, I realize that they do not seem to be the same people they were “before“ the events of the past few years. This observation goes for their experience of me, as well. How… [Continue Reading]
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