In today´s episode of Professional Success Podcast, your host Sheila Boysen-Rotelli, a Master Certified Career Coach, Professor, and Talent Development Leader, talks about how to be your own self-advocate at work. Sheila shares some tips for self-advocacy at work.
Episode Highlights:
- Being your own biggest advocate at work is as simple as taking these actions:
- Know your what and why
- Get your mindset ready
- Recruit your champions
- Build stamina before you hit go
- It is important to know that great self-advocacy does not include being overly emotional. We want to lead with rational facts and not with emotion.
- You're offering the company your expertise and your drive to succeed. They can say yes, or they can say no. But make sure you ready yourself to make a case for why you aren't just the person, just the asset that they need.
- Consider all of your stakeholders and choose a starting place, all you need to do is open a door.
3 Key Points:
- You can self-advocate by being clear and specific about what you need. Lead self-advocacy with rational facts and not with emotions and to do this you need to get your mindset ready.
- Next, think about recruiting your champions in this process. Build yourself a village of mentors, coaches, experts, and others you need to support your cause.
- Self-advocacy is rarely a one-and-done act, it's a process!
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