Importance of Performance Reviews for Introverts
- Introverts' struggle with speaking up about strengths
- The necessity of showcasing value during performance reviews
Mindset Shift
- Discussing strengths isn't bragging
- The role of managers and their limited awareness of individual contributions
- Reminding managers of your accomplishments
Effective Communication Strategies
- Sharing what you've learned and accomplished
- Framing contributions through storytelling
- Using frameworks like the STAR method
Storytelling for Success
- Structuring narratives around projects
- Project initiation
- Challenges encountered
- Outcomes achieved
- Focusing on key highlights
Impact Over Effort
- Emphasizing results and contributions to organizational goals
- Avoiding a laundry list of tasks
- Importance of numerical and impactful achievements
Examples of Impact
- Impact on the bottom line
- Impact on the team
- Impact on organizational goals
Alignment With Organizational and Boss's Goals
- How your work helps achieve managerial and organizational objectives
- Enhancing your boss's success through your contributions
Practice and Preparation
- Overcoming the feeling of bragging through practice
- Practicing specific phrases and sentences
- Example phrases to articulate accomplishments clearly
- The necessity of practicing to gain comfort and clarity