Exhibiting extreme humility in workplaces with a "loud culture" can diminish our own contributions and shape whether others think of us as capable.
If you value humility, self-promotion can seem awkward. But keeping quiet could cause you to be overlooked for career advancement.Isn’t it ironic that one of the best ways to accelerate your career is to have people see and recognise your effort – yet for many of us, when that happens, such as when we get praised by our team, our initial reaction is to deflect and minimise the contribution?
Communication is about collaborating with others, speaking up in meetings, giving feedback, and public speaking. I also know communicating is our ability to advocate for ourselves and talk about our work, which isn’t an easy thing to do for many of us. It’s not that I, and others like me, don’t feel happy about our work or the praise we get. It’s just that we find it hard to talk about our accomplishments and promote ourselves in front of others.Quiet culture and loud culture traits are not mutually exclusive, however. Sometimes we can find ourselves talking about our work and the things we want with ease.
“It was difficult and unnatural for me to talk about my abilities so explicitly and directly without feeling like I was showing off or being boastful,” she said. That adage of “too much of a good thing” can ring true here. Research has found that job candidates with high humility scores are less likely to engage in impression-management behaviour during an interview, which can affect their likeability and potential for being hired.
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