From the course: How to Be an Adaptable Employee during Change and Uncertainty
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What to do when you're asked to do things you have no expertise in
From the course: How to Be an Adaptable Employee during Change and Uncertainty
What to do when you're asked to do things you have no expertise in
- There's something that doesn't get talked about a lot when it comes to adaptability. And that's embarrassment. The truth is, oftentimes, if we are having to be adaptable, if we're having to change, that means doing new things, things we haven't done before. And for most of us, we have grown really accustomed to having as our identity a competent, successful, professional. We're used to being good at our jobs and being good at what we do. And so when we're suddenly asked to do something that we haven't done before, that we don't have experience in, it can feel really intimidating. You're a beginner, you're going to fumble a little bit. And that can feel very hard. But there's a few things that you can do, a few things that you can keep in mind to make it easier to lean into not knowing. And the first of them is actually, in fact, admitting that you don't know. Now, you can imagine, you've probably seen…
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