Decades ago, when I was starting out in practice, The New Yorker ran a cartoon of a young man looking in the bathroom mirror, putting on his necktie and experimenting with ways to introduce himself. “I’m an attorney,” he tried. “I’m a lawyer.” “I do law.”
Our two-dimensional colleague had a tough decision to make: he was searching for a label. In business and in society, the way we present ourselves impacts our relationships and our endeavors. The labels we choose can fashion our first impression upon others, so we are wise to select identifiers that help our cause.
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