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For those days you need extra motivation to let go of perfect and create your own rules for life
The Best Career Advice I’ve Ever Gotten
I was early in my corporate journey when I got the some of the best advice of my career.
A senior leader I was working with turned to me and said: "Heather, you have to know the rules of the game, but you don't have to play by them."
Which leads me to ask you....what rules of the game have you been handed that you don't have to play by?
What have you been told, directly or indirectly, about what makes you successful at work that you don't want to follow? Or maybe isn't even remotely true?
When To Listen To Feedback - And When To Throw It Out The Window
I recently presented my keynote at a large conference for women in Engineering. I opened my keynote — Discover Your Authentic Voice - And How To Use It To Create Change — with a story about the feedback I received in my corporate career that I was too direct. Because of that feedback, I started to hold back the bold, fiery side of me. I questioned my voice and began to speak more cautiously. Not thoughtfully, cautiously.Which begs the question -- should I have ever listened to that feedback in the first place?!?