The Career Refresh with Jill Griffin

People Pleasing and the Misuse of Your Strengths

Jill Griffin Season 1 Episode 39

It’s human nature to want to please and be of service to others and it can be helpful for your career advancement and make you a star employee. But people-pleasing is when you have an unhealthy need to put others' needs before your own--the result is manipulation and a lot of stress. In this episode we’ll discuss:  

  • Where people pleasing comes from
  • Why people pleasing is compulsive, manipulative and stressful
  • The two styles of people pleasing
  • How to spot your own people pleasing
  • How the misuse of your strengths can lead to people pleasing
  • Get clear on the negative impact people pleasing does to your career
  • Tips on how to stop people pleasing 


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Jill Griffin, host of The Career Refresh, delivers expert guidance on workplace challenges and career transitions. Jill leverages her experience working for the world's top brands like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton Hotels, and Martha Stewart to address leadership, burnout, team dynamics, and the 4Ps (perfectionism, people-pleasing, procrastination, and personalities).

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