Speak Your Mind Unapologetically

Effective leaders understand the power of showing they value and care about their team. Employees leave bosses who don't appreciate, recognize, or empathize with them. 74% of employees said they would work longer hours for an empathetic employer and 83% would consider leaving their current organization for a similar role at a more empathetic organization according to business solver research. That's why it is important to employ empathetic assertiveness with your team. In this episode you'll discover:

✔️ How you can simultaneously show you care AND have hard conversations

✔️ 15 actions to show you care about your team

✔️ How to encourage team members to speak up

👉🏼 Links

4 Reasons Why It Is Important For Leaders To Speak Up (people-pleasing leaders don't exist) https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/4-reasons-why-it-is-important-for-leaders-to-speak-up

Important Assertiveness Skills You Need At Your Job Level (individual contributor, line manager, mid-manager, senior leader)

https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/042-assertiveness-skills-you-need-at-your-job-level

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

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How can you be assertive and empathetic at the same time? Here are 10 practical examples on how to do it. Find out:

✔️ How to deliver bad news with empathy

✔️ How to give negative feedback to boss or team member with empathy

✔️ How to deal with an angry coworker or superior with empathy

👉🏼Links

Episode 5 Reasons Why Being More Assertive Actually Makes You Kinder: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/5-reasons-why-being-more-assertive-actually-makes-you-kinder

Episode Top 10 Daily Challenges Women Face At Work: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/top-10-daily-challenges-women-face-at-work

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

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Has someone with more power than you ever asked you to do something that you didn't want to do? Here's how I used awkward silence to regain some power when my boss asked me to pick up lunch for him or to do work on the weekend.

✔️ How people instinctively react to a moment of silence after they asked you for something

✔️ Why silence is a subtle but powerful strategy for superiors like your boss

✔️ Why non-verbals work well with more powerful people

👉🏼 Links

Confidently Say No In A Respectful Way (In 7 Easy Steps): https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/confidently-say-no-in-a-respectful-way-in-7-easy-steps

10 day assertive & liked challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

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Not being visible enough at work will eventually leave you feeling undervalued. How can you be more visible at work as a woman? Elizabeth Bachman, presentation skills trainer and former director of international operas including Luciano Pavarotti and Placido Domingo, shares:

✔️ How women can stop sabotaging their careers

✔️ The differences between single-focused vs. multi-focused communication and why it matters

✔️ Communication strategies for women to increase their visibility and be more valued at work

👉🏼Links:

Elizabeth Bachman website: https://elizabethbachman.com/

Elizabeth Bachman resources: https://elizabethbachman.com/resources/

International podcast, Speakers Who Get Results: www.ElizabethBachman.com/podcast

Elizabeth Bachman Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethbachman

Podcast playlist for professional women: https://assertiveway.com/81

How Can Women Close The Gender Gap Even If They Suffer Gender Bias: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-can-women-close-the-gender-gap-even-if-they-suffer-gender-bias

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

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Successful leaders and managers choose assertive employees because of these 20 factors. The good new is that if your team members are not assertive, they can learn assertiveness, because it is a communication skill.

👉🏼Links:

What Is Your Appreciation Language At Work? https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/what-is-your-appreciation-language-at-work

Quiz - What is your appreciation language:

https://quiz.tryinteract.com/#/61c366b3b5a4aa001810ec95

Important Assertiveness Skills You Need At Your Job Level: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/042-assertiveness-skills-you-need-at-your-job-level

10 day assertive & liked challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

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You can say anything to anyone if you say it in the right way. You can even avoid hurting feelings, being disliked, and retaliation when you speak your mind with the right delivery. Because people won't remember what you said or did, but they will remember how you made them feel. In this episode, you'll discover:

✔️ The 3 elements of communication

✔️ The elements of your communication delivery

✔️ How my employee criticized my performance evaluation methods during his evaluation

👉🏼 Links:

How To Speak Up At Work And Never Have To Fear Of Retribution Again: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-to-speak-up-at-work-and-never-have-to-fear-of-retribution-again

Avoid These 2 Toxic Assumptions That Kill Your Relationships Like Termites: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/avoid-these-2-toxic-assumptions-that-kill-your-relationships-like-termites

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915

Here's a fantastic example of how you can make advocating for yourself and for others work for you with vulnerability. This is a story of how to use self-advocacy and advocating for others for more dignity and respect with the one and only, cheerful, light-hearted, yet courageous Zahida Sherman, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Southern California Institute of Architecture.

In this episode, you'll discover:

✔️ How to speak up for others when you witness microaggressions happening.

✔️ A self-advocacy journaling practice to fuel your courage and self-confidence.

✔️ Learning data talk to successfully advocate for yourself and for your ideas.

✔️ When confused about your career path, how to use interviews to find out what you really want.

✔️ The secret to take a leap of faith while defying the messaging from society, colleagues, and family about what your life is supposed to be and look like.

Zahida Sherman (she/her) is a compassionate and strategic educator, consultant, and writer. As a Seattle native with Afrocentric and social justice centered roots, she draws on her lived experience as one of the few Black people in predominantly white spaces to empower others to create safe and inclusive cultures.

Zahida holds a master's in African history from Northwestern University, and a bachelor's from Ithaca College, with majors in Africana Studies [self-designed] and anthropology.

She currently works as the inaugural director of diversity, equity, and inclusion for the Southern California Institute of Architecture. You can find her musings on adulthood, culture, race, and gender in Bustle, Globe & Mail, and the Onbeing podcast, among others.

👉🏼Links:

Zahida Sherman Linkedin profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zahida-sherman-a8b9b97a/

Zahida's Instagram: @sweetiezeezee and @zcrownconsulting

ZCrownConsulting: https://zcrownconsulting.com/

Want to be featured in podcast? Email [email protected]

The Missing Bottom-Up Approach To DE&I: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/the-missing-bottom-up-approach-to-dei

How This Female Lawyer Advocates for Others Without Being "Difficult" or Burning Out: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-this-female-lawyer-advocates-for-others-without-being-difficult-or-burning-out

How To Speak Up At Work And Never Have To Fear Of Retribution Again: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-to-speak-up-at-work-and-never-have-to-fear-of-retribution-again

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertive Way Website: https://assertiveway.com/

Assertive & Liked 10-Day Challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

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How to get your ideas noticed by the right people? Do you share your ideas even if you think it's not good enough? Here's why you need to give your ideas a chance.

👉🏼 Links:

How To Speak Up At Work And Never Have To Fear Of Retribution Again: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-to-speak-up-at-work-and-never-have-to-fear-of-retribution-again

Want Unfair Advantage? Show Up With Courage When Others Avoid Rejection: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/want-unfair-advantage-show-up-with-courage-when-others-avoid-rejection

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915

Can women combat the negative effects of gender bias in their work and careers? Not entirely, but it is possible to minimize it. Discover:

✔️ Why fighting the negative impact of gender bias is as important as fighting bias

✔️ Everyday challenges women face at work

✔️ 6 thing assertiveness is not

👉🏼Links:

Find out about our talks and workshops: https://assertiveway.com/services/

Episode Top 10 Daily Challenges Women Face At Work: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/top-10-daily-challenges-women-face-at-work/id1623647915?i=1000560577533

Episode Dear Professional Woman, It's Unfair and Unjust: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dear-professional-woman-its-unfair-and-unjust/id1623647915?i=1000569251883

Episode 6 Big Differences In How Women And Men Speak Up At Work: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/6-big-differences-in-how-women-and-men-speak-up-at-work/id1623647915?i=1000560577382

Episode The Missing Bottom-Up Approach To DE&I: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-missing-bottom-up-approach-to-de-i/id1623647915?i=1000567452271

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915

What do you do when you feel invisible at work? When you feel insignificant, rejected, as if you didn't matter at all? You need to get yourself out of obscurity. Here's some inspiration to help you start making yourself visible.

👉🏼Links

Get a talk on speaking up assertively in your company, team, or women's group: https://assertiveway.com/services

Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/

Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead

Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter/

Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915