Why People Think You’re Incompetent (when youre not!)

The ability for you to be seen as competent in the workplace is the key to you advancing in your leadership career. If people don't know what you know or if you let other's shine instead of you, then people will assume that you are not competent - that you are an incompetent professional. And this isn't fair to you to let people think you're incompetent when you're not.

In this video, I reveal the 9 mistakes that I've seen people make in their career that have led others to see them as incompetent when they weren't. If you're an intelligent, experienced professional who hides your competence (for whatever reason), this video will help you know where you're going wrong and what to do instead.

Or, if you're not seeing the success you desire in your career then maybe you're guilty of one or more of these mistakes. Regardless, watch this video to help you build your perceived level of competence at work!

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- How to Explain Complicated Concepts https://youtu.be/byU8FSpnouk
- How to Be Seen as More Competent in the Workplace https://youtu.be/1ryT0akdZ5s
- Instantly Appear More Competent When You Speak https://youtu.be/b5j1GFii2Y8
- Speak Like a Confident Leader https://youtu.be/G6qqW7_YQhM
- 7 Things I Started Doing to Become Smarter https://youtu.be/sVQ6YijLQBE
- How to Not Be Invisible at Work https://youtu.be/25SXlQvHdsw
- Increase Your Visibility with Senior Leadership https://youtu.be/uziR0ikV2bo

Timestamps:
00:00 How to be seen as competent
00:24 Are you invisible?
01:07 Do you keep your knowledge to yourself?
02:23 Do you avoid discussions?
04:16 Do you pretend you don't know?
05:31 Are you too nice?
07:45 Do you have a tribe of supporters?
08:54 Does your boss acknowledge you?
09:59 Do people come to you for help?
10:27 Do you look confident?

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