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Careers Counsel | Why Names and Learning How They Are Pronounced Matter

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BoF Careers Team

22 March 2021

Careers Counsel rounds up the most useful and inspiring articles from around the web. To browse hundreds of jobs from leading brands, visit BoF Careers.

Why Names and How They’re Pronounced Matter (BBC)

An example of a microaggression could be someone mispronouncing another person’s name wrong on purpose, or not making an effort to learn a person’s name even when they’ve been corrected. [...] Asking [someone] exactly how to pronounce their name is a great way to show them you care about getting it right.

3 Ways To Reset Your Work-Life Boundary (Forbes)

Declare your intention. You’ll need to say it out loud — probably more than once — for your team to trust that you mean it.

Can You Recover from a Bad Reputation at Work? (The Cut)

It can be hard to get people at work to see you differently once a negative view becomes ingrained. When they’re used to thinking of you a certain way, often everything you do will be interpreted through that lens.

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