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Smart, Not Loud: Strategies for Getting Noticed at Work with Jessica Chen

Typology

Ian Morgan Cron

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🗓️ 3 April 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Today on Typology, we dig into the Enneagram with our special guest, Jessica Chen, an Enneagram 3 and author of the insightful book Smart, Not Loud: How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons.

Join us as we explore the unique challenges faced by quieter personality types in the workplace, particularly those identified as Enneagram 4s, 5s, 6s, and 9s. Jessica shares her personal journey of navigating a "quiet culture" and how it shaped her professional life. We discuss the importance of self-awareness, effective communication, and the strategies that can help quieter individuals find their voice and thrive in their careers.

Key topics include:

  • The significance of understanding different Enneagram types

  • How to build your career brand and get noticed for the right reasons

  • Practical tips for engaging in conflict and celebrating accomplishments

  • The ARC method: Ask, Runway, Celebrate

Whether you're an introvert looking to make your mark or a leader wanting to create a more inclusive environment, this episode is packed with valuable insights and actionable advice.

Don't forget to check out Jessica's book and connect with her on LinkedIn for more resources!

Listen now and discover how to navigate the workplace with confidence!

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0:00.0

Hello typology friends. Welcome back to the podcast on which we explore the mystery of the human adventure and the human personality through the lens of the aneogram.

0:12.0

As always, I'm joined by my dear friend Anthony Skinner.

0:16.0

Hello. Good to be with you today. Great to be with you, Anthony. And our new friend Jessica Chen, she is an enneagram three.

0:24.0

She has just learned that she's an enneagram three.

0:27.0

She has also written this marvelous book called Smart, Not Loud, How to Get Noticed at Work for All the Right Reasons.

0:34.7

Now, listen up, everybody.

0:36.4

If you are a four, five, six, or nine, you need to

0:40.0

hear this show. This show is going to be really important for you if you are a four, five, six, or nine.

0:44.8

But it's going to be important for all eneagram types because we want to understand each other as well

0:49.8

as ourselves. So be really listening in on this. Oh, by the way, if you're a self-press

0:54.5

three, this is a great show for you. I think it's going to be really, really great. Jessica,

0:59.8

welcome to typology. Thank you for having me. I'm excited to be here.

1:04.7

Okay, so you just learned about the anagram. You've been in the corporate world forever. You've

1:08.5

probably taken Strengths Finders, Disc, Myers, Briggs, Berkman, you've taken all the

1:12.6

different personality assessments.

1:15.2

What was your initial reaction to learning that you were a three and to the description

1:18.6

of it?

1:20.2

To be honest, it was kind of a mixed emotion kind of thing.

1:23.5

I was reading the analysis that came out afterwards, and, you know, the analysis that came out afterwards and, you know,

1:28.9

three is basically you're an achiever, right? And so immediately I was like, yeah, absolutely.

1:34.8

That sounds right in terms of kind of like how I go about things, how I, you know, think about work and

1:40.7

even like why I do the work that I do. But then, of course, part of it is also that you kind of realize what are some of the

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