Overview
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Prepare for an honest career conversation with your boss. Learn how to request a raise, confess a mistake, or ask about the next step.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- When is the right time?
- How to ask for the meeting
- Preparing your case
- Understanding possible power dynamics
- Three rules for starting the conversation
- Making your case
- Using bridges to keep the conversation focused
- Managing your emotions if things get tense
- If your request is not granted
- Asking for a promotion
- Confessing a potential career-ending mistake
- Requesting additional training, staff, or tools
- Making a request of your boss
- Next steps
