A simple AHA moment to give me something to work with
Today I had an interesting AHA moment. I never thought about my meeting participation when I'm a part of a team. But I automatically participate more in smaller teams and less in bigger ones.
Why is that so?
A simple explanation could be that in bigger teams, there are often people who are quite dominant, talk a lot, and usually know more than me. Maybe this influences me subconsciously. I’m not a dominant or submissive person. So I typically withdraw then and let the others be dominant. And say something if I have to or need to.
Perhaps it also has something to do with me not really being a speaker. I typically can talk a lot in a space where I’m confident. Most in small groups or 1-to-1. One example is presentations in school. I hated them. Preparing them was easy. But actually standing up in front of more than 5 people made me nervous. And I hated that feeling. Not the good part of feeling nervous.
What can I do with this new insight? I don't know. 🤷 I have to think about it, and I'm happy that I now have something I can work with. For the future, it would be best to get rid of this limiting behaviour.
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