HR Newsletters 2022

Shout About Your Wins

Shout about your wins ( even if you are a quiet person ).

So, you are adding to processes and creating exciting new procedures. The next step is to make sure your peers know about your work. This, for many, can be the hardest step.

Tell your story. Frame your self-promotion as storytelling.

How to begin. Start with the three Gs. Be gracious, genuine and a giver. Being gracious is acknowledging the people you may have worked with, or having self-awareness of how and when to self-promote. Being genuine is being honest, open and vulnerable – and leaning into that insecurity. And being a giver is to try to frame self-promotion with advice – something that you learnt from that project that you could give to some- body else. That's a way to reposition self-promotion so you feel more comfortable doing it. It also helps ele- vate you as somebody that has expertise that should be listened to.’ Now the story. ‘If you reframe self-promotion as a form of storytelling, it's much easier. When you look at Nike, it's not self-promoting, it's storytelling. Write down what your bio is in three different ways. Each time you write it, you'll unearth different things that you can use to describe yourself. Maybe speaking about yourself in the third person or from behind a brand name feels more comfortable. Consider these questions. What do you want people to feel when you share your work? What story do you want your content to tell about yourself? Create two separate lists of what you do – and don't – want your content to be like. Then refer back to it.’ Do your research. What is driving the success of your counterparts? ‘Look at other people, platforms or businesses that resonate and that you connect with. Think: if I were to do something similar, what would it be? Don’t ignore Linkedin. You are encouraged to create a Linkedin account. It's a place where you can una- pologetically self-promote. Don’t just focus on the finished product. People like to see the unpolished version and the development of your growth. ‘It doesn't always have to be this finished perfect piece – people like seeing the evolution of it. What went wrong? What went well? What are the things I should avoid? Who are the people that are inspir- ing to you? What are the books that you've read? Where do you get your inspiration from? There are so many different elements that can help position you as an expert in your field; as somebody who really cares about their industry.

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