Leadership & Workplace Culture · Curiosity & Self-Awareness

The Loudest Voice Isn’t Always the Biggest Impact

A visual comparison of the fish employee and the chicken employee asks how often we overlook quiet people whose contributions make a difference.

A fish beside caviar represents an employee who works quietly; a chicken beside an egg represents an employee who makes more noise. The graphic asks whether quiet contributions are overlooked. Full text is provided below.
Original graphic shared with this reflection

The loudest voice in the room isn’t always the one making the biggest impact.

THE FISH EMPLOYEE

• Works in silence

• Produces something valuable (like caviar)

THE CHICKEN EMPLOYEE

• Clucks all day

• Makes a lot of noise to produce a single egg

Sometimes, the quietest people bring the most value.

Makes you wonder how often we overlook the people who truly make a difference.

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Personal reflections by Lynn Cirillo. About this writing.