Is it ever okay to promote yourself at work?

You want to be visible at work, build a reputation, and be known for your strengths. Research suggests that there is no guarantee that putting your head down and doing good work pays off. Neither can you always count on your manager to notice and amplify your achievements. 

Self-promotion gets a bad rep because it sounds a lot like bragging. But if done well, it can be a game-changer at work. Learning how to talk about your strengths, accomplishments, highlights, and milestones, can help you access the right opportunities and gain the right kind of visibility. 

Host Akshaya Chandrasekaran talks to Charu Sabnavis, HR consultant and author, and Navin Madhavan, Chief of Staff, Amagi, to figure out how to advocate for yourself at work and communicate your strengths without coming off as a braggart. This season of the podcast is all about the firsts one might encounter in the world of work. This is the seventh episode in the lineup, let us know what you think? 

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This episode was written and hosted by Akshaya Chandrasekaran, and produced by Anushka Mukherjee, with audio engineering by Rajiv CN. 

The First Two Years is produced from the newsroom of The Ken, India’s first subscriber-only business news platform. 

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What is The First Two Years?

An early careers podcast from the newsroom of The Ken, hosted by Akshaya Chandrasekaran, The First Two Years will ask—and answer—the most important and interesting questions about learning to succeed at work.