From the course: Get Unstuck: Make a Plan to Move Your Career Forward

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Co-create a solution

Co-create a solution

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Co-create a solution

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- When advocating for yourself at work, it's easy to fall into the paradigm that it's you versus your company or you versus your boss. But once you make your ask and advocate for whatever it is that you're asking for, that's just the beginning of the conversation. It's not the end. You've got to consider yourself and your boss as members of the same team trying to co-create a solution that'll work for everyone over the long term. Now, keep in mind you don't need to come up with the perfect solution all on your own, but you do need to stand up for what will and what won't work for you. A friend of mine, John, worked for a Fortune 500 branding agency and spent all of his time really bringing his creative problem-solving and branding expertise to Fortune 500 companies and global brands, but felt a lack of purpose in his work. He wanted to help organizations that he really believed in. He wanted to give back to nonprofits…

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