How to Brag About Yourself at Work

WSJ Your Money Briefing

The Wall Street Journal

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3.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2024

⏱️ 10 minutes

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While there are some risks to tooting your own horn at work, new research shows that bragging can actually bring you closer to your colleagues. WSJ contributor David Robson joins host Ariana Aspuru to discuss how to celebrate your achievements without seeming like a jerk. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:26.0	Here's your money briefing for Thursday June 27th.
0:32.3	I'm Ariana Spoodoo for the Wall Street Journal,
0:35.0	filling in for J.R. Waylan.
0:37.0	You might be so worried about coming off as a bragger at work that
0:45.0	successful presentation or bury your excitement about a promotion,
0:49.0	but it turns out that hiding your achievements can also create problems.
0:54.8	By not just being up front with those colleagues, it's a real issue.
0:58.9	Like people don't really want to collaborate with that person in the future because they don't see them as
1:04.0	being this trustworthy person. So it's really important for us to actually just be honest and open
1:10.2	when we have achieved something that we're proud of.
1:12.8	So how do you successfully brag at work
1:15.2	without feeling bad about it?
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