Powerless or Powerful at Work. Its your choice. - Introvert Whisperer

Introvert Whisperer / Powerless or Powerful at Work. It’s your choice. - Introvert Whisperer Powerless or Powerful at Work. It’s your choice. I’m sure we all have experienced the moment when a co-worker (and maybe you as well) has been negatively impacted by decisions management has made. You might be very concerned the most for your friend.   Yet, you feel you should do something because of just how unfair the issue is or how serious the impact is.   But, you feel powerless to do anything. Many times things happen at work that negatively impacts us or those we work with.   We can feel powerless and out of control about a situation.   We feel victimized and frustrated because of this sense of powerlessness or we feel that for our co-worker/friends. What should you do? First, you can’t go fight for your friend.   You can help them, counsel with them but any actions done on behalf of your friend; need to be done by them.   Otherwise, you are going to muddy up the situation and if it’s already bad, making things worse isn’t helpful. Be a role model of what to do.   In other words, you can empower you to take whatever actions you need to do to help improve the situation.   Your co-workers can also do the same.   Remember, your parents couldn’t go fight your fights when you were a kid and the same thing applies now. Many people think when it comes to “management” that they are powerless to do anything but that’s simply not true.   We are more powerful than we realize and we don’t have to turn into a jerk to be that way.   Management is people like you and wants the same things out of life and career.   Also like you, they don’t always know everything they need to know about decisions they make including the impact to you.   You see, people are the single biggest resource any business has.   Without you and others, there would be no business.   That means you have to communicate with management.   They need to understand the implications and you can’t assume they always know. At the same time, you also have to understand that management has more information on the business and takes a broader view than you do.   It’s their job and with it may come unpopular decisions born out by conditions you know nothing about.   You may never know the entire scope of information that goes into any given decision.   That means that while a decision might be made that negatively impacts you or others, you do have to place a certain amount of trust that management is making the best decisions they can.   Nevertheless, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t share your concerns because those concerns might not have been considered. You have to also keep in mind that even if you voice your concerns that the best you can hope for is for management to listen.   It may not change anything but they will gain insight from you stepping forward.   It’s okay to hope it influences change. You may not be comfortable being assertive like I’m suggesting.   I know many people aren’t but it’s like this:   Which is worse? The discomfort of feeling powerless and victimized or the discomfort of stepping forward? Go to top Do you know what your next career step is?  Many people don’t. I want to help you accelerate your career by connecting you with your Free Instant Access to my eBook on how to construct your Career SMART Goals â€" that will help you put together your actions and keep you accountable. Get your copy now and start your action plan today! Brought to you by Dorothy Tannahill-Moran â€" dedicated to unleashing your professional potential. Introvert Whisperer