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Ensure you're viewed as credible

Ensure you're viewed as credible

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Ensure you're viewed as credible

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- If you want to have an impact at work, to have your ideas heard, your suggestions taken seriously, and your initiative supported, you need to be viewed as credible. Now, of course you have a baseline of credibility, because people already know you, like you, and understand that you work hard and do a good job. But that's different from being viewed as a credible authority on a particular topic. Too many smart professionals don't think about that at all, and leave other's perception of them to chance. Frankly, that's a risky strategy. With just a little bit of effort, you can make it far more likely that your contributions will be well received, and that the ideas you champion will move forward successfully. So let's talk about three ways you can accelerate your professional outcomes by ensuring you're viewed as credible. First, if you have experience or credentials related to the topic at hand, make sure people are aware of that. Sometimes professionals downplay their resume…

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