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Dear Clients and Friends, Are
you a well kept secret in your organization?
Now let's get started! Your Partner in Success,
Charmaine McClarie President, McClarie Group Executive Success Principle®: Create Witnesses For Your Work
What are witnesses? Workplace witnesses are strategic individuals who see and hear your contribution to the organization and communicate the value you bring to the workplace to others.
Why create witnesses? Simply put, creating witnesses is essential to your success. If you do good work, but no one knows about it, both you and the organization lose. You lose, obviously, because you get little credit and in many cases no credit for your contributions. The organization loses because it has no awareness of a resource which you’ve cleverly hidden away—namely, yourself. This makes you a well kept secret.
What gets in the way of us creating witnesses? Usually, our own selves. Most of us were taught to do just the opposite of the kind of self-promotion needed to succeed in our careers. We were told “your work will speak for itself”, and “don’t toot your own horn.” But being smart and working hard is no longer enough. Most of your colleagues are smart and hardworking, so you have to learn to distinguish yourself from the crowd by creating witnesses for your contributions at work.
So how do I create witnesses? Witnesses don’t just happen; you have to make them happen. Here is a three-step process that will allow you to create witnesses to your great work, so that it can move you and your ideas forward and up the organization.
The cardinal rule: you must not be a well kept secret. If you are, you lose—because your organization doesn’t know if you are strategic or if you get results. You organization loses because it isn’t able to appropriately leverage the value you bring.
The bottom line: leaders don’t leave their careers to chance. Begin creating witnesses for your work today!
Want to know more? Charmaine's Executive Success Principles® Program Series, is a 12-week course that includes the ESP® Audio CD, two 45-minute personal coaching sessions, and over a 100 pages of exercises, case studies and examples that will focus on this essential Executive Success Principle® and five more. Visit www.mcclariegroup.com for more information.
To hire Charmaine for executive coaching, workshops or keynote speaking, contact us at: (323) 224-6820. Speaking of Success Tip #2: Communicate Success with Your Dress Studies show that most people form an opinion about another’s ability or competence within 30 seconds. This opinion is formed largely based on your general appearance and how "you sound," not on what you actually say. According to UCLA research, when the messages delivered by the three major components of communication—appearance, voice and content—aren't congruent, 93% of the listener's response comes from how you look and sound. Breaking this down further, 55% of the response comes from the visual component—your general appearance. Only 7% of the listener's response to your message comes from what you're actually saying! The conclusion couldn't be any clearer. If you want to be seen and heard as a leader, having a polished image and a signature style is essential. Tip: To build a powerful image on a budget, invest in a capsule wardrobe. Purchase high-quality core pieces (trousers, skirts, blazers, etc.) that will carry you through different seasons with an edge of professionalism and style unique to you. Rotate in timeless pieces (e.g. scarves, shirts/blouses, shoes) for a constantly new look and use seasonal accessories to keep your look up-to-date.
The
Executive Success Principles®
Program: Gain the
Skills to Lead and Succeed!
The Executive Success Principles® program provides highly practical communication techniques that can be put into immediate use by individuals who want to become dynamic, effective leaders. Hear a Sample of the Executive Success Principles® Program Series today! This new series has been described by clients as an essential, well-thought out and logical series that advances executives in their professional journeys. The series is a prerequisite for all new clients beginning McClarie Group programs, and a great stand-alone product for self-learners. Past clients will find this series to be a great refresher course on McClarie Group principles and will benefit from a number of new and valuable strategies contained in the series, including time management and communication principles. Available at the McClarie Group Website: www.mcclariegroup.com. |
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