When you request support with confidence, your colleagues are more likely to see you as self-assured, pragmatic, and capable.
August 01, 2024
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In a work world that values ownership and personal initiative, many assume that asking for direction or seeking clarification will make them look incapable, or worse, will prove to others — and themselves — that they have no idea what they’re doing. Asking for help without appearing weak requires a delicate balance of convening vulnerability and strength. In this article, the author offers advice for how to ask for help from a position of strength — and how to get what you need without making yourself look bad.
Imagine you’ve just been handed a new project at work. It’s mostly within your subject m