as someone with a personality, let me tell you a lot of Americans reallllllly don’t like you to have one at work. Especially if, like me, you are from another, non-American culture.
I am kind, funny, conversational with people - I ask about their weekends, I say good things positively, I say bad things seriously but gently. I am constantly in trouble for not “leading with the executive voice” in meetings.
Thanks for speaking up. What I have learned is, that a lot line managers have a weak personality themselves. This leads to them cutting off heads of anyone with a bit of confidence. Happened to me all the time and that was in the DACH region.
I on the other hand absolutely love confident people, because they don’t shy away from telling their own opinions. Those opinions are crucial for me to keep in touch with reality.
as someone with a personality, let me tell you a lot of Americans reallllllly don’t like you to have one at work. Especially if, like me, you are from another, non-American culture.
I am kind, funny, conversational with people - I ask about their weekends, I say good things positively, I say bad things seriously but gently. I am constantly in trouble for not “leading with the executive voice” in meetings.
Thanks for speaking up. What I have learned is, that a lot line managers have a weak personality themselves. This leads to them cutting off heads of anyone with a bit of confidence. Happened to me all the time and that was in the DACH region.
I on the other hand absolutely love confident people, because they don’t shy away from telling their own opinions. Those opinions are crucial for me to keep in touch with reality.