Own Your Working Style: Self-Advocacy with Grace Anniskett

<p>What does career clarity really look like? For Grace Anniskett, it meant learning to advocate for herself, understanding her working style, navigating job‑change guilt, and redefining what “enough” means — all while building a meaningful career in project management.</p><p><br /></p><p>Grace, a project manager and founder of Anniskett Consulting Group, shares a grounded and honest leadership story shaped by non‑linear paths, strong mentors, and the emotional intelligence she developed along the way. Her journey is a powerful example for early and mid‑career professionals who want to grow with intention and build a career that fits who they are.</p><p><br /></p><p>She opens up about:</p><p>• Advocating for your value when great work isn’t enough</p><p>• Letting go of guilt around job hopping</p><p>• Understanding and communicating your working style</p><p>• Rethinking productivity in 2026</p><p>• Starting — and pausing — her consulting business</p><p>• Redefining what “enough” means in work and life</p><p><br /></p><p>Episode Chapters</p><p>00:00 Introduction and How Mark Knows Grace</p><p>02:12 Grace’s Background and Path into Project Management</p><p>05:34 A Non‑Linear Journey from High School to College</p><p>08:56 Advocating for Yourself When Great Work Isn’t Enough</p><p>13:25 Why Managers Don’t Give Raises Unless They Must</p><p>16:01 Mentorship and Paying It Forward</p><p>20:06 Diversifying Learning Early in Your Career</p><p>23:09 Guilt and Shame Around Job Hopping</p><p>27:53 Learning and Accepting Her Working Style</p><p>30:23 Rethinking Productivity in 2026</p><p>31:48 Calibrating Productivity with Managers and Customers</p><p>34:44 Clarifying Without Sounding Like You Didn’t Listen</p><p>36:25 Adapting Communication to Different Audiences</p><p>38:18 Asking Questions to Understand People Better</p><p>39:58 Emotional Intelligence — Innate or Learned</p><p>41:58 Knowing When to Share Privileged Information</p><p>46:23 You Don’t Need to Act on Every Piece of Information</p><p>50:01 Starting Anniskett Consulting Group</p><p>53:52 Transitioning Back to Being an Employee</p><p>57:04 Why She Put Her Business on Hold</p><p>59:27 Defining What Is Enough</p><p>01:05:06 How to Reach Grace</p><p>01:05:49 Everyone Learns in Their Own Time</p><p>01:06:58 Asking for Your Help</p><p><br /></p><p>Discovery Optimization</p><p>Career clarity, working style, self advocacy, job hopping guilt, project management careers, emotional intelligence at work, early career development, mid‑career transitions, redefining enough, productivity expectations in 2026, communication skills, mentorship, women in project management, leadership stories, career navigation for young professionals.</p>