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“Just checking that you’re following me and this all makes sense?”
Emails containing reassurance checkers can be self-deprecating, Hannah says, adding that over time, that tone can subtly shape how someone is perceived.
“As a manager, it’s a difficult balance of being liked and respected and if you’re not direct, there’s a risk of creating an impression of being less capable,” she says.
“There are definitely times where communicating in an overly apologetic or overly measured way can make you come across as less impactful.”
“A lot of it is unconscious,” Hannah says. “No one reads an email and thinks ‘oh, they don’t back themselves’, it’s more subtle than that.
“But if you’re consistently communicating in a people-pleasing way, that can build up an impression of someone who doesn’t back themselves, or who is potentially less competent.”