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October 29, 2019 By Amanda Kaiser

Every Professional Feels Very Alone Sometimes

Most professionals in most organizations feel alone some of the time. They are right; they are alone. They are the only person like them. Almost every professional can pinpoint some aspect of their day to day lives at their organization that is unlike anyone else’s.

They are the only CEO.

They are the only new hire.

They are the only person with their title.

They are the only person fresh out of college.

They are the only person thinking about retirement.

They are the only leader about to become a manager.

They are the only person who thinks the way they think.

They are the only business owner with declining revenues.

They are the only person in the organization in their profession.

They are the only person recently demoted, outsourced, or laid-off.

They are the only leader wrestling with a complex strategic dilemma.

They are the only manager that has just acquired a dysfunctional team.

They are the only parent in their department with small children at home.

They are the only person of their gender, age, ethnicity, or religious background.

They are the only ones in their company, leading a new, never-been-done-before project.

Find out what aspect of your member’s professional lives has them feeling most alone. Then find ways to show them there is a whole universe of people who are just like them.

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Filed Under: Association Innovation, Association Value Tagged With: alone, belonging, leader, lonely, member experience, mentor, new member, new-to-the-profession, sponsor

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