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Fabrice Talbot's avatar

Very true. I’ve seen two sides of the coin especially in the US:

1. Skilled and competent employee, works hard, makes little noise; unless he has a good manager, had little visibility and is not thinking in terms of amplifying the impact and perception of his work inside the company

2. Ok employee, nothing to shout about but oh my, such an eloquent talker choosing his time strategically to talk (empty) and to be noticed; rise faster in the ranks

IMHO you can’t expect people to be self-directed. That’s the role of the manager to develop those skills into their report. Such habit takes a few months to develop for a repory from my experience.

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Fitim V's avatar

Nicely put and perfectly explained

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Ian Mulyata's avatar

Really enjoyed this! I’ve also been exploring ways to share my work, and Austin Kleon’s Show Your Work has been a huge help.

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