Is People Pleasing Holding Your Career Back?

In this episode, Kaila and Kyle dive into the problems with being a “people pleaser”, and how to balance being agreeable enough while also being effective and impactful at work. Plus, Kaila introduces The Workplace People Pleasing Matrix.
00:00 Intro
00:44 Defining what “people pleasing” actually is
01:55 Why the term “people pleaser” is inflammatory
06:09 Stats on agreeableness and income
07:53 The Workplace People Pleasing Matrix
17:12 The importance of knowing when to be agreeable
19:28 The categories of people pleasers
28:38 Advice for getting into the Zone of Efficacy on the People Pleasing Matrix
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