Category Archives: Power of Perception

People constantly are forming opinions of you based on how you act, what you do, and how you behave at work. These impressions have a direct impact on how you are perceived. Perception management is vital to your professional success. If you don’t take control of how others see you, you will undermine both your career and your future success. People will form opinions about you without any input from you. You can’t leave the fate of your career in someone else’s hands.

Transforming Perceptions: 10 Steps to Managing the Way You Are Perceived at Work

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Transforming Perceptions

Success at work starts with positive perceptions. If your boss and co-workers have a negative image of you, it’s a pretty good bet you won’t be getting a promotion anytime soon. That’s why it is so important to take charge of the way you are perceived in your organization. This 10-step perception transformation plan will show you how. I recommend trying to focus on one step each week for ten weeks.

Top 5 Ways to Assess Your
Business Work Ethics on the Job

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A few decades ago the traditional definition of having good work ethics meant being an honest, ethical, and trustworthy worker. Being a person of high integrity and having strong principles earned you the respect of your subordinates and the approval of your boss.

Work Ethics in Today’s Business Corporate Culture

Work ethics in today’s corporate culture involves having strong moral values but also means showing up with a positive attitude, taking initiative, having positive relationships with your team, and not taking credit for their work. Demonstrating genuine work ethics at the office will help people perceive you in a positive light and propel you ahead in your career.

5 Tips to Help Build Strong Work Ethics in Business

If you want to know how to build strong business work ethics, this article can help. Here are five tips to assess and strengthen your work ethics so that you … Continue reading Top 5 Ways to Assess Your
Business Work Ethics on the Job →

Do I Dare Say Something? How to be Assertive at Work

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Do I dare say something?

Do you freeze up every time you have to communicate your ideas to people in positions of power? Do you clam up at meetings because you’re afraid of saying the wrong thing?

We all have times when we’d prefer to be low key. But if this is a pattern is getting in the way of upward mobility, you need to take corrective action. You can shift your thinking from problem to opportunity if you follow these three steps.

Perception Is Reality: 8 Steps for Changing How Others See You

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“Joel’s executive coaching helped me quickly adapt to a new role in a demanding company culture. His suggestions were always valuable and valid. I found his PVI-Model (Perception, Visibility, and Influence) framework and strategies to be particularly helpful.”

Jonathan Graham, Product Manager, Enterprise Platforms, Netflix

James is an up-and-coming sales manager for a Fortune 500 company. He sees himself as outgoing, friendly, fast-moving—a real deal-maker. However, some of the people he works with, as well as some of his clients, see him as a fast-talking backslapper and a bit of a phony. Which perception is accurate? And why does it matter?

The “perception is reality” adage is most often applied to the way each of us sees our own environment. If we see the glass as half full, we will operate from that reality and the glass will always be at least half full. … Continue reading Perception Is Reality: 8 Steps for Changing How Others See You →