Let’s Be Expressive!!!

To be unprotected is to be human to be approachable. Honest with yourself and others. It’s not about
being weak or submissive or unhinged. Being in a unprotected state is something that happens organically
in our most intimate of relationships, but it’s rarely something we associate with office behavior. You’d
rather play it cool than admit when something’s wrong or when you need a hand.

You feel like you can’t falter; you’ve got to have all of the answers—for your boss, your boss’ boss, or your
team. You’ve got to act like you’ve got it all together, not admit when things aren’t going smoothly or when
a situation in your personal life is impacting your work.

The truth, however, is that this phase is probably doing you more harm than good, regardless of what role
you’re in or how many people you manage or don’t manage. Instead of falsely pretending that there’s no
problem you can’t handle, what you should be doing is dropping the professional coolness you think is
helping you get ahead, and instead embrace the opportunity to be unprotected .

Exposing yourself emotionally—whether it’s bringing up an ill parent you’re worried about, expressing
excitement over hitting a personal goal, or admitting to your team that you’re behind with your work—
requires risk, yes, but the payoff stands to be huge.

Being unprotected at work and emotionally available and in tune doesn’t mean you must be best friends
with your colleagues, though there’s plenty of time that suggests forming friendships with your co-
workers can make you happier at work.

“Being real takes courage…Being unprotected means rather than needing to always be the expert, that we
can ask questions when we don’t know something; instead of trying to do it all, that we can ask for help
when we’re struggling; and when things go wrong, that we’re willing to ask for feedback, take
accountability and learn from it.”

The last time when checked, possessing courage was a positive attribute. While it may be challenging or
unfamiliar territory to admit that we all are struggling with any task given —“What will my boss think?”
“Did I just spoil my chances for a promotion?” “Is everyone smarter than me?”— or opening up about the
difficult time you’re going through—it’s also really freeing. It takes a brave person to put forth his
authentic self because of that fear of being accepted.

Think about it though: If being unprotected with your partner ultimately brings you closer together—in
spite of that sometimes initial hump of discomfort—why wouldn’t the same be true of your work
relationships?

Again, this isn’t to say that you need to be an open book when you’re by nature a private person, but if
you can manage to be the real you at work (and not just at home with those close to you), And if getting
along with colleagues is likely to lead to career success, it’s kind of a no-brainer.

Be Happy, Enjoy Life!!

Author Name: Prof.Priyanka Richard, Training & Placement officer & Girls Grievance
Officer .

Office: Global College of Management ,It & Commerce ,Lingaraj Nagar Shettar Layout
Hubli-580030

Contact :Priyanka.metis@gmail.com /0836-2278222/9902012393