March 4, 2010 by Ginny
Filed under Personal Branding, Uncategorized
• How might you determine what is said behind your back? You ask trusted sources, first friends and co-workers who care about you and can be honest. Ask colleagues for “in the moment” assessments after a meeting or presentation. When you are asked, provide constructive, thoughtful and objective feedback to others; this paves the way for them to do the same for you.
• Leverage formal performance review processes to dig deeper than what might be offered. In addition to your direct supervisor, seek input from sponsors, mentors and advisors, both internal and external to your company or group.
• Consider the source. There are “haters” out there who will be ultra-critical because they don’t like you or secretly want to see you fail. There are also those who just won’t get you. Go with the law of averages and take the prevailing commentary to heart – good or bad.