So you REALLY want to be a better people leader—or want to grow more effective people leaders across your organization—but it all feels so darn complicated these days, right? Hybrid workforces. Increased demands on pay and time off. Turnover turbulence. Economic headwinds. Fill in your company's crisis du jour here. 😱 I help leaders create fresh solutions to people problems, especially when it comes to retaining and motivating their best people. In a nutshell, I help you help people stay—and grow, and thrive. And when your people grow, you do, too. **Please know you're not alone. I see you, and I can help. One way to start is to sign up for my weekly Insider strategies and stories—ideas I only share with my private clients and with you directly in email. **
negotiation isn't negative (free tools inside)
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Let's get real for a moment, Reader. Even the most confident among us get itchy when we know we need to negotiate something important at work—like our pay, time off, or workload. Since negotiation is so damn uncomfortable for most of us, what do we do? You guessed it. We DON'T. That's where my friend Kathryn Valentine comes in. Kathryn works with companies to help them retain more women, and in the process, helps women (and increasingly, men--more on this later) negotiate what matters to them in their careers and lives. Yes, it can start with money (and a few of my clients have used her tools combined with my coaching to conjure up the confidence to negotiate big $$$$$$). But did you know there are 74 more things you can negotiate other than pay? Kathryn has a powerful list of those items here, free, in this great article on How to Negotiate a Raise (and 74 Other Things). Her work is backed by a decade's worth of research that kicks old assumptions and beliefs to the curb. (Special note to men: Kathryn's finding that the same roadblocks that have applied to women who were negotiating pay are now popping up for men negotiating things like family flexibility. Those damn gender roles are hard for all of us to shake--but we can do it!) How 'bout you, Reader? What do YOU need to negotiate now? Hit REPLY and tell me about it. What's holding you back? Or if you've successfully negotiated something lately, tell me your success story--I always love to hear from you. Not only is March International Women's Month, but it's also a time when many people are finishing performance reviews, having salary conversations, and finalizing goals for the year ahead. If there's something more that YOU want in your life at work, check out Kathryn's tools, blog and classes here and use them to keep soaring through your work and life! Always, Darcy P.S. Afraid to even start asking for more money—or anything? Check out this article from our archives here to understand what's getting in your way--and what you can control to change it. --D |
Darcy Eikenberg, PCC
I help leaders how to help their people stay & grow in the new world of work
So you REALLY want to be a better people leader—or want to grow more effective people leaders across your organization—but it all feels so darn complicated these days, right? Hybrid workforces. Increased demands on pay and time off. Turnover turbulence. Economic headwinds. Fill in your company's crisis du jour here. 😱 I help leaders create fresh solutions to people problems, especially when it comes to retaining and motivating their best people. In a nutshell, I help you help people stay—and grow, and thrive. And when your people grow, you do, too. **Please know you're not alone. I see you, and I can help. One way to start is to sign up for my weekly Insider strategies and stories—ideas I only share with my private clients and with you directly in email. **
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