How Approachable Are You in the Eyes of Your Peers?

Per­sonal brand­ing is impor­tant in our every­day life at work.  We want to por­trait that we are a pro­duc­tive and approach­able worker in the office.  But is that the case all the time?  Have you won­dered why your peers were approach any col­league for help instead of you?  We have the answers for you here.  At times, it’s not just about your capa­bil­ity.  We need to focus on your emo­tional aspect that you present in front of your peers too!  How are you seen in the eyes of your peers then?

1. You are seen by your abil­ity to deliver results – That’s a plus point.  Your peers are con­fi­dent with your capa­bil­i­ties at work.  But if you are often not deliv­er­ing results, your peers will be resis­tance to approach you for help.  That is, you’ve got bad credentials…
2. You are seen by your con­sis­tency in deliv­er­ing results – This is dif­fer­ent from your abil­ity to deliv­ery.  This is about your con­sis­tent deliver as per your spec­i­fied time line.  Is it luck or other fac­tors that allows you to com­plete?  As the given impres­sion is that you may not be trust­wor­thy or con­fi­dent results, they may feel hes­i­tant to approach you for help.
3. You are seen by your reac­tion in han­dling sit­u­a­tions – Do you get all work out?  Does your emo­tion fall into pieces?  Do you worry all night long over the sit­u­a­tion?  Your peers would not want a fiery mon­ster or a wor­ri­some loser to be in their team, right?
4. You are seen by your con­sis­tency in han­dling sit­u­a­tions – Again, it is the ques­tion of con­sis­tency and integrity in the way you deal with sit­u­a­tions.  Are you trust­wor­thy or do you treat each sit­u­a­tion dif­fer­ently?  Note, flex­i­bil­ity can be exer­cised in dif­fer­ent con­text.  The key thing is do you work on the same prin­ci­ple?  Do you have integrity?  Think. You would not want to work with a two-headed snake!
5. You are seen by the way you dress at work – Oddly, an indi­vid­ual with a poorer dress sense is always labelled a geek.  Your peers will imme­di­ate stereo­type you and will that you are not approach­able or “That geek doesn’t under­stand me!”  Our advice for you if you look like a geek: go around the near­est shop­ping mall and buy some proper exec­u­tive clothes.  Make an effort in your dress sense and avoid being seen as the garage geek from just across the road!
6. You are seen by your per­son­al­ity in front of them – That is every­day, what you look like in front of your peers.  Do you look approach­able?  Do you look like a wor­ri­some per­son think­ing of every­thing to worry about?  Do you look like a walk­ing vol­cano wait­ing to be erupt­ing on the next thing that comes in your way?  That is what your peers label you.  In this case, due to your neg­a­tive per­son­al­ity, your peers will be hes­i­tant to approach you for any help!

Hav­ing read these points, what do you think you are pre­sent­ing in front of your peers?

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