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Alexandra Klein
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08/10/20 at 11:48PM UTC
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6 phrases confident co-workers say without fail

Even if you've got the skills, showing your strengths confidently — or even showing them at all! — can be stressful and difficult. Yet starting to be confident at work can be as easy as using a few simple phrases. 1. I don't know, but I'll find out. Knowing your stuff also means admitting what you don't know. Confident people take ownership, admit where there's gaps in their knowledge, and take action to find out. 2. What if we try this? Your opinions deserve to be heard! Confident people offer their expertise by suggesting new ideas and new ways to try things. It's okay if it's not the final answer. 3. Tell me more about that. While these people are eager to get their voice heard, they also want to encourage others to speak up too. Just make sure you really listen. 4. I'm sorry. How should we move forward? Taking ownership of your mistakes is one stroke of confidence — deciding how to move forward is another. Everyone messes up at work. Be confident, admit your error, and then move on. 5. Can you please help me? Just as confident people admit what they don't know, they also admit when they're stuck and need a hand. 6. No. This is the simplest, yet perhaps the most important thing confident people say at work. They know when they've taken on too much and spread themselves thin. It ensures they get what they already have on their plate done, and done well. What are some sure-fire signs of confidence at work? What phrases do you use to show you feel confident?

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Casey Kee
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08/17/20 at 1:40PM UTC
I would add about admitting mistakes. I find that owning up to your mistakes and saying "This is what happened and this is how I am going to make sure it doesn't happen again" makes people respect you more. People that throw mistakes on other people or talk in circles or throw people under the bus make me respect them less.
Christine Grazio
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Learning Strategy | Instructional Design
08/17/20 at 12:48PM UTC
I would also add "Great job!" or anything that elevates the work of others on your team / in your org. Elevating others is a great way to show and share confidence!
Sarah Hassaine
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Director of Diversity
08/15/20 at 4:15AM UTC
These are all great examples! Another one I recently started using is "what is one thing I can do to help you?" to help teammates delegate and think sincerely what that help could look like.
Marguerite Thibodeaux, Leadership & Career Coach
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People First, Results Follow
08/14/20 at 8:41PM UTC
Saying, “no” on behalf of your team is a sign of a strong leader I look for. One of the biggest leadership issues I’ve seen recently is managers not having a good grasp on their team’s capacity or simply not feeling confident enough to decline a request and overcommitting their team. It causes undue stress for the folks who are then asked to work late or cut corners to meet unrealistic deadlines, especially right now.
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08/14/20 at 3:08PM UTC
I like them all. Make sense. But the last one is the best - "No". Short, sweet, and to the point.
Chanelle C. Frenel
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Well-Being Assistant in Boston
08/14/20 at 11:55AM UTC
I agree with this! It took me awhile to build up my confidence to be able to say these things, and realize that I had the expertise to be able to move forward.
Barbie
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Ethical Workplace Health and Safety Leader
08/14/20 at 1:03AM UTC
I like all 6 of them, but used #3 daily with an added "Show Me" whenever I was out in the field on a job site.
Clydene Horrigan
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Process improvement is my game
08/13/20 at 10:58PM UTC
This is my favorite list I’ve read here. One of my go-to phrases is, “what I heard is...” While it makes you vulnerable in case you got something wrong, it shows that you are confident enough that you put it out there in order to get it right.

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