Own Your Working Style: Self-Advocacy with Grace Anniskett

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.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.She opens up about:• Advocating for your value when great work isn’t enough• Letting go of guilt around job hopping• Understanding and communicating your working style• Rethinking productivity in 2026• Starting — and pausing — her consulting business• Redefining what “enough” means in work and lifeEpisode Chapters00:00 Introduction and How Mark Knows Grace02:12 Grace’s Background and Path into Project Management05:34 A Non‑Linear Journey from High School to College08:56 Advocating for Yourself When Great Work Isn’t Enough13:25 Why Managers Don’t Give Raises Unless They Must16:01 Mentorship and Paying It Forward20:06 Diversifying Learning Early in Your Career23:09 Guilt and Shame Around Job Hopping27:53 Learning and Accepting Her Working Style30:23 Rethinking Productivity in 202631:48 Calibrating Productivity with Managers and Customers34:44 Clarifying Without Sounding Like You Didn’t Listen36:25 Adapting Communication to Different Audiences38:18 Asking Questions to Understand People Better39:58 Emotional Intelligence — Innate or Learned41:58 Knowing When to Share Privileged Information46:23 You Don’t Need to Act on Every Piece of Information50:01 Starting Anniskett Consulting Group53:52 Transitioning Back to Being an Employee57:04 Why She Put Her Business on Hold59:27 Defining What Is Enough01:05:06 How to Reach Grace01:05:49 Everyone Learns in Their Own Time01:06:58 Asking for Your HelpDiscovery OptimizationCareer 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.