📸 About the photo: Captured by my husband, Michael Blachly, in Richmond, Virginia. The pileated woodpecker certainly knows how to make an entrance (and be noisy at the same time). In a crowded forest (or a crowded corporate room), being distinctive matters. The trick is giving people a reason to remember you. See more of Michael's photography at michaelblachly.com.
In a large organization, it's easy to blend into the branches.
You have the experience. You deliver the work. You know your stuff. But do the right people recognize you? Do they remember what you bring to the table?
This pileated woodpecker has one thing figured out: being distinctive matters.
Tip: Stop leading with your title. Start with the problem you solve.
Instead of:
"I'm a managing director in our consulting practice."
Try:
"I help companies navigate the messy part of a merger when two cultures need to become one."
See the difference? One tells people what you are. The other gives them a reason to remember you.
