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I would never encourage someone to be something that they are not. However, sometimes with very small shifts in our behaviour, we can accomplish so much more and add beneficial outcomes to ourselves. The work environment is somewhat of a stage where people need to play by the workplace script and fit a certain ‘professional’ behaviour. And since women strive to be as successful as men are, there are a few common behaviours that might prevent their success in the workplace. Identifying and modifying these behaviors will help women build successful career communication.

1. We don’t ask… therefore we don’t get

2. We procrastinate

3. We say “I’m sorry”

4. We say “I’ll try”

5. We’re not selective with whom we spend our time

6. We use non-verbals that don’t work

7. We criticize ourselves

8. We over-communicate

9. We over-commit

10. We don’t provide 3-step positive feedback

11. We don’t toot our own horn

Read the entire article here, it’s good.