From the course: Learning to Be Promotable
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Respond to change with flexibility
From the course: Learning to Be Promotable
Respond to change with flexibility
- You've heard it before, the only thing constant in life is change. The same is true in work. How you react to change will play a part in the way your boss, your peers, and other leaders view you. As humans, we are hardwired to crave certainty and stability. When something is changing outside of our control, our initial subconscious reaction is discomfort. And that's your lizard brain talking. Your reptilian brain wants to keep you safe, but those frontal lobes want to get you promoted. And that's what you should be listening to. First, imagine you're the boss and you're presenting some sort of new policy or program, and much of your team is clearly uneasy and upset. How does it make you feel and who looks more leaderly? The people who are annoyed or the people who are just curious? You don't need to suck up and act sunny over everything, but you should always choose curiosity over anxiety. And when you hear about a…
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