Self-Advocacy at Work: How to Speak Up For Yourself With Confidence & Finesse w/Natalie Serebrennik
Release Date: 11/02/2023
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info_outlineEven though we’ve made massive progress, women still struggle with self-advocacy skills, especially true in the workplace. Communicating the right way, setting boundaries, and speaking up for ourselves benefits us but doing so with confidence and finesse often requires a little outside help.
How do we get the support we need so that we can have families, and still grow in our careers? How do we speak up when we find out we’re not earning what we’re worth?
In this episode, certified Career and Mindset coach, Natalie Serebrennik shares how we can advocate for ourselves at work, and we discuss why what she does is so important.
The moment you announce to your boss and team that you’re pregnant, an invisible label gets put on you. -Natalie Serebrennik
3 Things You’ll Learn in This Episode
-Balancing motherhood and climbing the ladder
When you’re kicking butt at work, you worry about growth taking a pause when you start a family. Can you get your manager and team to help protect your job and avoid stalling?
-Save yourself years of slugging it out
Can we make navigating our careers easier by talking to someone who has been there, done that and learned the lessons already?
-How to tailor your dialogue to your goal
When we want to rectify not being paid our worth, storming in and pounding the table won’t help. How can we advocate for ourselves in the right way?
Guest Bio
Natalie Serebrennik is a certified Career & Mindset coach. She helps success-driven women advance in their high-pressured careers with confidence and clarity. She draws on her 16+ years of Capital Markets experience to guide her clients to achieve career success and fulfillment. For more information, head to LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.