Showing off to get promoted; embracing failure; and more
Hello and welcome to the latest issue of LinkedIn Insider UK, your biweekly dose of information and inspiration.
I'm Yessi Bello-Perez , the community and segments lead at LinkedIn News UK and today we'll be looking at "loud labouring", actionable feedback and the power of embracing failure and learning from mistakes.?
Here you'll find just some of the topics currently top of mind for members. Want to add your own perspective to the conversation? Please post from your profile about any of the prompts below for the opportunity to be featured by LinkedIn's Editorial team.?
Perception vs productivity
"Loud labourers" focus on perception and visibility in the workplace. They unashamedly spend more time and energy tooting their own horn instead of doing the work in the hope of getting noticed and promoted. In a LinkedIn post , Ellen C Scott , the deputy digital editor at Stylist, explains that "to a loud labourer, work is not about productivity, but the appearance of it". While owning and highlighting one's achievements is a healthy practise, there's a thin line when it comes to this and "loud labouring".
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Today, I wanted to draw your attention to a post by fellow LinkedIn Top Voice James Caan CBE where he makes his case for embracing, and learning from, failure.?
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Learning from past experiences is essential for the improvement of your quality of life. As with education, you must commit to learning on a daily basis, whilst things as still fresh in your mind. If you do these memories will be transfered to your long term memory. If you decide to wait until the weekend, somof the memories of the information will be lost. If you are like most try to cram and study hours on end of the term or year. Your efforts will be futile. Nothing will stick. As I have found to my own expense. Now I adapt a strategy, that I learnt in the Royal Navy, Prior Preparation Prevents Poor Performance. This is where I learned the importance of preparing for everything in my life, although it can be a little annoying sometimes, I like to know what's ahead, then I can plan accordingly. Maybe it's my Autistic Tendancies shining through? But enables me to cope better with my life.
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1 年Sometimes it could be that they may feel insecure and need reassurance. Being told you're doing well boosts your self esteem and it's a good feeling to know that you are doing well at work. It's not always for show, they might not get told enough about the good they actually do, most people are quickly told about things they haven't done quite right.
Employee Experience & Wellbeing Projects Lead | Diversity & Inclusion | Hidden Disabilities Advocate | Psychodynamic psychotherapist trainee
1 年I have worked in 3 different countries, in different size companies and in different industries, and my experience is that loud labouring always works (needs to be accompanied by competence and results as well). Perception creates reality, and managers don't always know all the things their team members work on on a daily basis.
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1 年I would say there's a lot more to it than perception vs. productivity, LinkedIn News UK. If you can't communicate your competence in meetings and presentations, it's challenging for others to fully understand your expertise. We subliminally confuse confident communication with confidence and therefore subject-matter expertise. That's why it's essential for companies to invest in people who can close that gap by coaching and training in audience engagement skills. Open to a further conversation about this if helpful.