Part 4 of Speaking Up
Welcome to Part 4 of this growing mini-series aimed at convincing you that protecting your career path is killing your potential.
If you’ve been following along, hopefully, you’ve identified your primary method of preservation—the one that sabotages your decision-making and causes you to shrink back when you should speak up. You are doing the work to suppress that internal urge to put yourself first. Well done!
If not, click here to read Seven Deadly Methods Of Self-Preservation, then come back! By the way, this is not just a “YOU problem.” This is a human problem, a shared instinct every leader must defeat.
It’s only when we let go of the illusion of job security that we can lead with the kind of reckless vulnerability needed to make a difference.
And when I say vulnerability (in this case), I don’t mean sharing embarrassing feelings; I mean putting your neck on the line for someone else.
This blog is for you…
- IF you’re afraid to do what you (and everybody else) know needs to happen.
- IF you worry about what others will think if you address the elephant in the room or tip the sacred cow.
- And finally, IF you’re tired of playing it safe and ready to make an elephant-sized impact, this blog is for you!
This blog will help you understand your desire to self-protect so you can rewire it. Because playing it safe is riskier than you think, it's costing you influence.
Let’s dive in!
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