Claire Wasserman’s Top 3 Tips for Self-Advocating & Negotiating At Work 💼

Claire Wasserman’s Top 3 Tips for Self-Advocating & Negotiating At Work 💼

Ladies Get Paid founder and author Claire Wasserman.

11.18.2022 - By: Anastasia Barbuzzi

Claire Wasserman is the founder and author of Ladies Get Paid. A book, platform, and community all about helping women advance, get more, and strip away the guilt of “not knowing enough.” What started as a traveling gathering and Slack group where women can talk openly about money has become a global movement.

With a master’s in behavioural finance and an Entrepreneur Magazine “100 Most Powerful Women” title under her belt, Claire is now one of the most sought-after speakers on financial feminism and career.

Claire and I recently discussed the Ladies Get Paid come-up story, how to advocate for yourself and ditch the idea that pursuing more money makes you greedy, and so much more. I also asked Claire about her top 3 tips for advocating and negotiating for yourself at work, and here they are!

Reminder from Claire: To advocate for yourself, you must deeply believe you’re worthy.

Follow these tips for Self-advocating & Negotiating at work:

#1: Believe you’re worthy of advocacy. Tune into any internal doubt that creeps up when you feel you should advocate for yourself. Recognize that is your default reaction, then let go of the fear. Separate your core self from the voices in your head.

#2: Get interested in how your contribution affects the bottom line. If you’re asking for a raise, a budget for a project, or a title change, you need to be clear about this. Understand how you influence the company’s/organization’s financial ecosystem. What do you do that makes the company money or saves time?

#3: Find allies. There’s only so much you can do on your own. Get others to amplify your work and go to bat for you. Make sure people are aware of the work you’re doing. Think of it as internal networking.

Interested in hearing more from Claire about advocating and negotiating in the workplace? Tune into our recent conversation on $HMONEY Radio.

Thoughts? Questions? Leave your favourites in the comments below 💚

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