5 Office Buzzwords You Should Know About

Personalizing your current job in a way that feels energizing and helps you stay relevant.

How to use this: “I’ve been job crafting by taking on a more creative branding project in addition to just crunching data as an analyst.”

To bring your superpowers into your job, focus on these three questions:

1. How do I use my strengths to bring more of myself into the work?
2. How can I improve my relationships at work so they are more inspiring?
3. What story do I tell myself about why I do my work, and can I make the narrative more inspiring?

Divergent Thinking is a method of thinking that allows us to consider various solutions to a problem and discover new points of view. It is also known as thinking “outside of the box.”

How to use this: “I was able to do some divergent thinking after journaling this morning. I came up with five new ideas!”

Take two or three mundane office or household items (like a sock, a paperclip, or a pencil) and brainstorm as many alternative uses as you can for each. For example, a sock can be used as a washcloth, a paperclip as a keychain, and a pencil as a hair curler.

It is the tendency to seek out information that affirms your beliefs and ignore information that opposes your beliefs.

How to use this: “It’s been so hard to try and change his mind about this project. I think confirmation bias is really impacting his decision-making.”

How often do you search Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, or Instagram before meeting someone new? All the time, right? Everyone is checking you out online, too.

The “first” impression of you isn’t when you actually make contact, it’s when someone pulls up your profiles and makes snap judgments based on what they see. From there, once you actually do meet, they’ll likely be looking for signs to confirm the assumptions they’ve made about you. The same thing happens in your career, especially from your LinkedIn profile

It is the ability to inspire confidence in others to believe in and follow you.

To build executive presence, become aware of your communication style, actively seek feedback, make small changes to your behaviour that feel authentic, and be mentally present during conversations.