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Nov 6, 2017 ● Eric Titner
How to be yourself at work
If you’re like most people, you’ve encountered at least one situation at work in which you’ve wondered, “How should I behave?” “Can I be myself in this situation or do I need to act a certain way?” These situations can be challenging to navigate and can make an already stressful job experience harder than it is—or needs to be.
The truth is, for most people, the subject of workplace behavior can be a tricky balancing act. On one hand, you want to approach your job—whatever level or industry you’re currently in—as a rung on a ladder. At the top sit your ultimate professional and career goals, and you want to align your on-the-job behavior in a way that will best help you climb gracefully and easily. On the other hand, you don’t want to create an artificial or disingenuous work persona that’s so far removed from who you really are that you make yourself miserable.
Your main goal is to strike a positive and productive balance, using your well-honed workplace instincts and your true sense of self to become an effective and genuine employee that your coworkers appreciate having around. The following are some proven strategies to help you stay on track.