During evenings or weekends, take advantage of free and low-cost resources like LinkedIn Learning or industry webinars to upskill on a budget while you're still receiving a steady paycheck.
Over time, you internalized this as a flaw, avoiding situations where you might “talk too much.” Then, as an adult, a harmless comment like, “Don’t add too many words to that slide,” triggers an outsized emotional reaction.
This approach helps identify candidates whose values align with company culture and reduces the likelihood of hiring difficult people or individuals who might exhibit disruptive behaviors.
For example, Ibrahim creates plans to work with marketing to set up customer focus groups, assesses his team’s resourcing and skills for fit, and engages with technical architects to understand any scaling limitations within the platform.
BetterUp found that Members who reported higher levels of stress (in and out of the workplace) rated creative thinking as taking more effort to engage in.
