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 caree