Soar to Success December 2020

SOAR TO SUCCESS / Feature Article who “over-apologize” are unknowingly costing themselves opportunities, as well as inhibiting their own confidence. According to Jamie, apologies are warranted if you’ve physically or emotionally hurt someone. In a workplace environment, this rarely happens. If a mistake is made on a report, or a client meeting ends badly, you have not hurt anyone physically or emotionally. Instead of apologizing, simply respond with gratitude and/or action. For example… “Yes, thank you for pointing that out. Let me get right on it. Interesting. I hear you.” There are so many positive responses instead of, “I’m sorry.” Maintain a confident posture and understand: “Yes, I’m a leader. I’m doing my job. We all make mistakes and that’s fine.” If you are the person always apologizing, even though your performance is solid, the likelihood is that you will be seen as insecure and that will affect your next performance review, as well as, any possible promotion. Workshops During 2020 Jamie has been conducting a series of virtual workshops t o spread her