Self-advocacy in the Workplace
Many people are hesitant of advocating for themselves in the workplace. Some don't have the right tools for self-advocacy, while others have to overcome considerable cultural and social biases to be at peace even using the tools. This is unfortunately to the detriment of their own career success. In this workshop, I highlight specific ways to overcome these hurdles.
I cover 3 main topics (roughly 1hr each with breaks in between):
- Recognizing how self-advocacy can position us to succeed, and reframing our negative perceptions of self-advocacy
- Authentically and effectively sharing our wins with people who matter
- Winning promotions, raises and new opportunities that are appropriate for our skills
For all 3 sub-topics, I walk through a specific framework in an interactive session. Everyone deserves to be rewarded equitably for their amazing achievements!
Shailvi is the Sr. Director of Data at Strava. As an analytics professional and a former software engineer, she has been involved in shaping great products for companies big and small for the last 14 years. She has worked on analyses across various business functions including product, operations, sales, marketing and customer support in Fortune 500 companies like Salesforce and smaller start-ups like Strava and Fitbit. All the products she has worked on had more than 40M+ users, which trained her on the nuances of dealing with data at scale.
Her job is to use data to tell effective stories that inspire action and spur tangible business growth.