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🤫 Whisper #24: Candor == Kindness
Direct feedback is the love language of growth. Sparing someone the truth robs them of the ability to adapt. No parenting. No shielding. Just direct…
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Coach Erika Gemzer
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🤫 Whisper #23: What's the real challenge here?
Sometimes, the best value you can add is forced clarity.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
🤫 Whisper #22: Log your learning
Write it down. Be specific. Bask in your cognitive gains.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
🤫 Whisper #21: 5 minutes to avoid a toxic workplace
Find a former employee. Reach out (I'll give you a script). Get the tea. Avoid lurking landmines. The best mental health ROI of your life.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
🤫 Whisper #20: Niche-ifying your job search
Niches land interviews. Get specific, get targeted, and get a great job faster.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
🤫 Whisper #19: When to go guerrilla in your job search
Hustle culture may be on the out, but when you want to land a job, there are key moments when you need to embrace your inner hustler.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
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🤫 Whisper #18: Reclaim your favorite hour(s) of the day.
What would it hurt to make one or two hours a day sacred?
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Coach Erika Gemzer
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🤫 Whisper #17: ...And what else?
Invite deeper conversation and magical possibilities with a three-word question.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
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🤫 Whisper #16: Extreme ownership or bust
Be an extreme owner, or give up your seat at the leadership table.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
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🤫 Whisper #15: Love for your colleagues
Expressing the 5 love languages at work.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
🤫 Whisper #14: Do you inspire others to work with you?
Don't be the anti-hero. We all need a hero (or an underdog) to root for.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
🤫 Whisper #13: What's top of mind?
Make no assumptions about what is keeping others awake at night.
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Coach Erika Gemzer
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