The most underrated skill in corporate: Being easy to work with. Not the smartest person. Not the most talented. Just the person everyone wants on their team. Returns emails quickly. Doesn't create drama. Makes other people's jobs easier. Shows up prepared. While everyone's trying to be impressive, just be helpful. It pays better. What other skills do you think are underrated?

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A good and clear communicator. Someone that can articulate anything well.

This industry is full of people that cannot communicate well to people at all levels and knowledge from internally to externally.

Especially managers, we have a ton of specialists, especially people in media. Who were taught and trained on being individual
contributors not managers.

This industry lacks mentors and managers who can truly help people grow their careers and one of the most critical skills is communication.

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Very good point.

Professionalism is rare and underrated

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Be the first to ask for the objective, be it a meeting, brainstorming, project, etc.

I couldn’t not agree with this more.

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100%. Have also seen people like this make it through multiple rounds of layoffs over others.

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As a creative, I appreciate team leaders that know how to hold boundaries with process, because they are actually invested in the team’s well-being. This could be project managers or any middle-person on our side dealing with client directly. I am always compelled to compliment these heroes who know how to navigate big clients, instead of cave in an attempt to protect their reputations. Then I sing their praises to creatives on other teams.

I wish Generalists were appreciated more.
With 25 years of experience I have worked in almost every department.
Maybe it was a dumb move, could have been a Director or VP by now, but I get bored/antsy when I’m not challenged. I have such a curiosity for learning new things.
I think this holistic approach and my empathy, has made me able to speak client, creative, strategy and media.

Yeah, maybe if I stayed in the same department/country.
You be you ✌🏼

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