Showing posts with label insecurity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label insecurity. Show all posts

Monday, January 20, 2014

How Others' Fears and Insecurities Can Hold You Back in Your Work


I don’t look like a workplace radical. I dress conservatively; I don’t even wear jeans on casual Fridays. I’m generally quiet and rather soft-spoken; no one would say I call attention to myself. I don’t espouse extremist political positions; in fact, I’m known for having a conservative tilt (that’s a tilt, not a hard lean).
But I’ve been called a radical. Conscientious objector. Crazy person. A radical in sheep’s clothing. Someone who will cause the organization’s IT systems to collapse and bring down Western civilization with it. And the worst phrase of all: not a team player.
To continue reading, please see my post today at The High Calling.


Photograph by Peter Griffin via Public Domain Pictures. Used with permission.