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Oct 2023
31m 48s

What's Your Status?

Tim McClure & Chris DeSantis
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All human beings have a neuropsychological need for status. We need to feel that we are worthy and valued in the eyes of others. So, what happens when people lower our status? Or when we feel our status gets in the way of positive workplace relationships?

A Star is Made and Born in Kentucky feels his increased status and success as a professional in the big city has impacted his ability to connect with her hometown friends and family.

You Talkin’ To Me in Upstate New York just got snubbed by some executives at her company. She was invited to attend a planning meeting with upper-level management only to be talked over and dismissed. Should she say something?

No Tall Poppies in Poland believes that touting one’s accomplishments to others is arrogant. They were brought up to be humble and unassuming. However, now they worry that their exaggerated humility may be hurting their career…

We’re here to help you succeed! Send us your workplace dilemmas or career questions. Email us: info@cubicleconfidential.com or tweet us: @cubicleconfide1. All names will be changed to protect the guilty and innocent...

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