From the course: Being Your Own Fierce Self-Advocate
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Overcoming blockers to share your idea
From the course: Being Your Own Fierce Self-Advocate
Overcoming blockers to share your idea
- When I was moving up as a management consultant, I knew it was time to ask for more money. I was trusted to lead some of our toughest client accounts, but I was underpaid. Focusing like a laser beam on a 10% raise, I made my ask. I got a no but I'll show you how to get a yes. Here's the secret, if you want to increase your chances of success, bring options to the table. Then, you don't gamble everything on one version of success, you create multiple version of success. First, ask yourself what's most important to you. At the top of a document or a piece of paper, list your overall position. What is it you want to improve? Why? For me, it was negotiating job terms that better reflected my value. Now, make two columns, the first is what you want, and the second is how that could look. For me, my first priority was money which could look like base pay or bonuses. But your first priority can be anything. List your…
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