Strategic People Pleasing: Be Liked Without Being Used

About this episode

This episode discusses the pitfalls of default people pleasing in corporate life and its impact on emotional intelligence and influence.

Some people-pleasing is smart. But most of it? It’s default—and it’s exhausting you. If you’re constantly saying yes before thinking, absorbing tension in meetings, or working twice as hard just to be liked—your emotional intelligence might be running on autopilot. And it’s costing you influence. In this episode: What default people pleasing looks like in corporate life Why high-achieving, ND women are especially prone to it 4 “helpful” habits that are secretly holding you bac...

People in this episode

Host: Michelle

Topics covered

• people pleasing
• emotional intelligence
• corporate life
• high-achieving women
• self-improvement

Keywords

• people pleasing
• emotional intelligence
• corporate culture
• high-achieving women
• self-improvement
• work habits
• influence

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