by Ed Evarts | Feb 14, 2019 | Participation, Visibility and Value
Participating with a Purpose “Interacting with others” is comprised of ways in which you can raise your visibility “one-to-one” with others. Unlike interaction, “participating with a purpose” is focused on “one-to-many” experiences with...
by Ed Evarts | Feb 12, 2019 | Participation, Visibility and Value
Participating and Overwhelm The most dramatic symptom of our newly christened PTSD (professional traumatic stress disorder) is the belief that “I can’t afford to be out of the office!” If you believe that this statement is true, “I can’t afford to be out of the...
by Ed Evarts | Feb 7, 2019 | Participation, Visibility and Value
Carl wants to participate – honestly he does “Oh, no,” Carl says to himself as an email from his boss slowly unfolds before his eyes. “Not another team building offsite!” Like a hungry ant craving a watermelon for lunch, Carl wonders how to digest this...
by Ed Evarts | Feb 5, 2019 | Visibility and Value, Interacting
Coming next, we’ll take a look at participating purposefully. You may be wondering what the difference is between interacting and participating. In the Raise Your Visibility & Value model, interacting is defined as “one-to-one” interactions with colleagues,...
by Ed Evarts | Dec 13, 2018 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
You may feel that you should not respond to colleagues until you have the answer to their questions or requests. You may assume that others know you are working on their problem and you don’t feel a need to keep them updated. You may rationalize that you are too busy...