How Her Mistake Almost Got Her Fired for Being "Dead Right" | Ashley Stryker, Professional Confessional

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Content marketer Ashley Stryker remembers the "feedback" meeting that nearly got her fired through her own self-righteous arrogance.

• Ashley's biggest mistake was her (my!) insistence that just because I was correct on a given strategy -- and the strategist presenting was incorrect -- did not mean that I presented it in the correct time or place, or even in the most respectful way possible. My accusations and arrogance resulted in serious harm to my teammates and my boss, which took months to restore to something approaching functionality.
• On realizing her mistake, I resolved to learn how to navigate office politics better, even if I felt it was stupid. I needed to acknowledge that we were all working towards the same goal, so I should approach conflicts from a place of confusion and clarification, rather than accusation.
• Today, Ashley Stryker offers content marketing strategy to clients and employers alike while enjoying implementing her professional skills for her personal projects -- like this podcast! I'm easily reachable through the Professional Confessional podcast website or over on LinkedIn.

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1. How Her Mistake Almost Got Her Fired for Being "Dead Right" | Ashley Stryker, Professional Confessional (00:00:00)

2. "I just have a big enough mouth that I did it and I paid the price for it." (00:00:33)

3. "So I was in a meeting -- without my boss, who had been gently guiding me through some office politics..." (00:02:34)

4. "You know the saying, you see red? That's like my ears saw red." (00:05:15)

5. "She just said, 'Well, aren't you passionate?'" (00:06:41)

6. "So you had a meeting with this strategist." (00:08:15)

7. "Siloing departments leads to inferior product." (00:10:01)

8. "Right versus Dead-Right." (00:11:35)

9. "Now you come at it from a point of view of curiosity, as opposed to accusation." (00:13:59)

10. "I actually sent this interview to the former boss I mentioned." (00:16:10)