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The Hidden Dimension of Professional Growth: Understanding How Others See You
 Beyond the numbers and achievements that fill our performance reviews lies a crucial blind spot: how do others truly experience us? While we meticulously track our deliverables, we often overlook the profound impact our presence and interactions have on our professional relationships and success.
It’s that time of year again — performance review season. As many companies engage in their annual feedback cycles, a familiar pattern emerges. These reviews, while valuable, often focus primarily on outcomes and deliverables, leaving a crucial aspect of our professional presence unexplored: how we’re perceived by others and how these perceptions shape our impact.
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Editor's Note: What you have achieved is undoubtedly important, but it's only one piece of the puzzle. The way others perceive you - your presence, your communication style, your energy - can have equally dramatic effects on your professional journey, both positive and negative. Yet this dimension of professional development often remains in the shadows, unexamined and underutilized.
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