Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

How To Ask For Flexibility At Work


Listen Later

Before asking make sure:

  1. Your performance is meeting expectations
  2. Your leader trusts you to do your work
  3. Know what you want / need
  4. Flexibility could be:

    • Hours
    • Days
    • Working from home
    • Shifting focus
    • Shifting workloads
    • Work from family member's home
    • Adjusting goals
    • Changing expectations
    • Asking your leader for flexibility:

      1. Let them know what you're looking for
      2. Let them know why you're looking for it
      3. Assure them your quality / quantity of work will not decrease
      4. Assure them your work is high priority
      5. Offer to set up check-ins each week
      6. Let them know how it will help and the benefits
      7. Lay out the structure you're set up so they know you'll be successful

      8. To support the show:

        Online Store (you can get 15% off using code CAREERTALKPOD15):

        careertalkswag.com

        Paypal:

        paypal.me/stephdennis13

        Anchor:

        https://anchor.fm/careertalk


        For show notes go to:

        http://stephdennis13.com/category/careertalk/


        To work together:

        listentocareertalk.com


        For the Google Survey:

        https://goo.gl/forms/PToleX38QgQ4EPaz1


        To connect:

        Instagram:

        @stephdennis13

        @careertalkpodcast

        Facebook:

        www.facebook.com/stephdennis13


        We are written, produced, hosted and edited by Stephanie Dennis


        You’re awesome!!

        Go be your amazing self today!!!

        ...more
        View all episodesView all episodes
        Download on the App Store

        Career Talk: Learn - Grow - ThriveBy Stephanie Dennis

        • 4.7
        • 4.7
        • 4.7
        • 4.7
        • 4.7

        4.7

        244 ratings


        More shows like Career Talk: Learn - Grow - Thrive

        View all
        Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job by Mac Prichard

        Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job

        599 Listeners

        How to Be Awesome at Your Job by How to be Awesome at Your Job

        How to Be Awesome at Your Job

        1,049 Listeners

        Career Contessa by Career Contessa

        Career Contessa

        457 Listeners

        Job Interview Coaching by Todd Dhillon

        Job Interview Coaching

        170 Listeners

        Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques by Matt Abrahams, Think Fast Talk Smart

        Think Fast Talk Smart: Communication Techniques

        778 Listeners

        Teach Me How To Adult by Gillian Berner

        Teach Me How To Adult

        41 Listeners

        Coaching for Millennials: A How to Guide for All Things Life & Career | Helping People Design their Career & Life Roadmap By Uncovering their Strengths, Passion & Purpose by Jose Miguel Longo | Coaching for Millennials: Career & Life Coach | Positive Psychology & Intelligence Practitioner | Business Consultant Digital Marketing Entrepreneur

        Coaching for Millennials: A How to Guide for All Things Life & Career | Helping People Design their Career & Life Roadmap By Uncovering their Strengths, Passion & Purpose

        43 Listeners

        Interview Boss by Interview Boss

        Interview Boss

        21 Listeners

        MoveUp: Job Interviews, Negotiation, Promotions, Offers, Careers by MoveUp Careers

        MoveUp: Job Interviews, Negotiation, Promotions, Offers, Careers

        595 Listeners

        Job Interview Preparation Simplified by InterviewPreparationSimplified.com

        Job Interview Preparation Simplified

        60 Listeners

        Meaningful Conversations with Stereotype Breakers by Masha Zvereva

        Meaningful Conversations with Stereotype Breakers

        10 Listeners

        Girl, You’re Hired: Job Interview Tips Podcast by Lena Sernoff

        Girl, You’re Hired: Job Interview Tips Podcast

        88 Listeners

        The Flourish Careers Podcast by Jennifer Smith

        The Flourish Careers Podcast

        33 Listeners

        The Career Ready Podcast by College of DuPage Career Services

        The Career Ready Podcast

        2 Listeners

        The Mel Robbins Podcast by Mel Robbins

        The Mel Robbins Podcast

        20,585 Listeners