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 | Jan 10, 2019 | Responsiveness, Visibility and Value
Not all who are unresponsive can blame the overwhelming amount of incoming emails and phone calls as the cause of their behavior. Many of us tend to assume that other people’s low responsiveness is due to workload when, in reality, they may not possess a natural...
by Ed Evarts | Nov 1, 2018 | Accessibility, Visibility and Value
Visibility is also comprised of “reputation” which is the intangible ways that individuals connect with you. Do you create a welcoming atmosphere that reflects your desire to be accessible? When your colleagues come to see you, is your behavior creating or hindering...
by Ed Evarts | Oct 23, 2018 | Accessibility, Visibility and Value
To stay ahead of an unending volume of work, sometimes people hide in their offices. They may spend the day dodging colleagues, letting the phone go unanswered, and surfing their inbox to select which emails are the most urgent. Their colleagues likely feel...