A HR Manager once told me, “Dhiren, shout about what you do. It’s important that your Line Manager knows all about the good work that you’re doing.” Really? I was baffled to be honest. I’ve never been one to rave about my work – good or bad – because I’m just not that egotistical. Besides, with so many smart and really experienced people around me, who was I to go around shouting about what I did.
Was it not my Line Manager’s duty to recognise my work? Why was the agency advocating narcissistic behaviour? The conversation recently came flooding back to me, whilst I was reading a really good blog.
The writer of the blog isn’t a shouter; he doesn’t parade himself on Twitter and name drop all the time. What he does do is write very, very original content. Other bloggers in the same field are definitely shouty, but their content is, well, mediocre at best.
My tip for 2011? Shut up! That’s right keep it canned until you’re really, really good at something and then, once you’ve reached that pinnacle, let your work speak for itself.
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Sound advice. Let’s let the work do the talking yeah?!
Although you probably shouldn’t wonder why an agency was advocating narcissistic behaviour….