Jamie Lee is an executive coach for smart women who hate office politics. She helps them get promoted and better paid without throwing anyone under the bus.
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“I’m the worst at doing the ‘warm and fuzzy’ things. I’d much rather go straight to business,” my client said. As a forward-thinking VP leading a talented team of consultants, she’s determined to solidify her team’s reputation as essential to her firm’s success. With her first in-person team retreat on the horizon, we developed a four-step plan to help her achieve this…
“😥 Ugh, negotiating with Picky Pat (my boss) a couple years ago was so emotionally exhausting that I’d do anything to avoid confronting them again this year, even though I know I’m overdue for a market rate adjustment,” my client said. My client wants to feel confident going into future conversations about the promotion and raise she wants.
If I were to be Kamala’s executive coach for the next 104 days until the election (yes, a girl’s allowed to dream big 😉), I’d work to equip her with brain-boosting tools to go from great to exceptionally well-resourced.
In this space, we alchemize workplace anxiety, stuckness, and frustration into pragmatic groundedness, forward momentum, and therefore, gratifying self-actualization.
The real secret to negotiating for what you want ISN'T something you don't already know.
It's actually about DISSOLVING the reasons you hesitate, "wait and see", or avoid having conversations with people who can say no.
20 years ago, we were graduating from Smith and had NO idea that we can grow in our careers faster than we thought possible WITHOUT
✅ Overworking
✅ Over-accommodating
✅ Or overthinking the whole thing.
Still working on that last one? You’re not alone.
What results would you need to create for the coaching to pay for itself?
What if, as a result of coaching, you negotiated a pay bump?
And what would it be worth in the long run to have the mindset and strategies of confident self-advocacy become second nature to you?
In the article “Dos and Don’ts of Asking for a Raise,” you’ll learn:
What and when to document to build a strong case for your raise
How to tailor your ask in a way that minimizes blowback and maximizes respect
Word-for-word suggested scripts from two experts, and so much more
"When I think about asking for raise, my anxiety spikes, because what if they say no? I'll feel like a total failure."
A BIPOC client said this to me the other day.
Read on for the three-step strategy I offered my client, so she can advocate for her career growth with more ease and confidence.
✨ Do this 1 minute exercise to dissolve 🫠 your anxiety
Ahead of a negotiation, board presentation, or a difficult conversation…
(Or to stop 🛑 rumination when things are slow)
It’s NOT your fault if the path to promotion feels murky or unfair…
because in reality, it is FAR from true meritocracy.
And here’s the thing to remember.
You’ve got a big brain, big heart and big intentions to be of service in the world.
You ENJOY being good at what you do. Mastery matters to you.
But as a woman in a male-dominated workplace…
Why checking every box and doing your best work don’t lead to a promotion
The power of asking the right questions to shift your perspective
The lightbulb moment that got DeAndra to say out loud what she’d never say out loud prior to coaching
How DeAndra created clarity in her career and secured her dream job with a salary bump
Charlotte Rocker is an Executive Director who works in Life Sciences, and my coaching client who exemplified:
How to reclaim self-confidence after burnout,
Create a compelling vision for your career, and
Engage in brave career conversations to make her promotion first a possibility, then an inevitability
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![[CLIENT INTERVIEW] Charlotte's Story: How to Reclaim Confidence After Burnout](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ab420f6af2096d66f37cbec/1627571957857-FHZCLLHHKP6JZUX1GLOU/Copy+of+Blog+Image+Title-2.png)