Speak Your Mind Unapologetically Podcast

How do you take more risks to speak up and to try something new that could lead to failure? In this episode, Engineering Director Liya Aizenberg shares her stories: ✔️ How holding yourself to lower standards can help you take risks ✔️ Why asking for help can actually make other people happy and can lead to great relationships ✔️ How to use a mitigation plan to find the courage to take more risks...

Speaking up is easier when you have a connection with the person you are speaking to. In this episode, you'll discover how to develop that connection. 👉🏼Links: 10 Secrets to Heart-Centered Assertive Communication: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/10-secrets-to-heart-centered-assertive-communication   5 Reasons Why Being More Assertive Actually Makes You Kinder: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn...

Who was your favorite boss? Mine was Mario, and this is what made him so special. 👉🏼Links: 20 Reasons Why Successful Leaders Have Assertive Teams: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/20-reasons-why-successful-leaders-have-assertive-teams Employees Desperately Want An Assertive Boss: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/employees-desperately-want-an-assertive-boss 15 Ways To Show You Care About Yo...

Do you take up space at work? Do leaders notice you or are you invisible to them? Take up more space to get yourself noticed, be seen and heard, get your talent and potential seen, get more visibility and exposure, and get more access to more opportunities. Discover: ✔️ 31 ways to take up more space at work ✔️ 2 examples of how taking up space can get you promoted ✔️ What you can take up space wit...

If you come from a culture that values obedience, compliance, and respect to authority, speaking up can feel incredibly hard. In this episode, you'll discover that you are not alone and how to overcome this challenge. As a second-generation Filipino American that has entered the professional world, Dr. Abby has observed her own journey from a compliant, obedient, submissive employee to a leader wh...

Find out how to compliment someone on their work. Discover how to praise someone for their talents or achievements. And get positive feedback examples. Sharing good compliment is an art. There is a difference between a graceful vs. a sleezy compliment. When you give a compliment by saying "good job" or "well done" or "amazing" some people might: Not take your compliment seriously Think you want to...

Non verbals are a key part of speaking up assertively. In this episode, you'll discover why.  👉🏼Links: Sign up for 10 Day free Assertive And 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/getah...

Do you feel like you're not taken seriously at work? That you have to prove your credibility over and over again just to be heard? Well, your challenge may not be with your competence, but your confidence. In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ Why confident, not competent people get ahead ✔️ How the Dunning-Kruger cognitive bias works ✔️ 3 ways to project more confidence 👉🏼Links: How To Boost You...

Discover a step-by-step approach to handle differences collaboratively with former conflict mediator and author of "The Collaborative Path", Patrick Aylward. In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ A simple phrase that will improve your odds of successful hard conversations to 95% ✔️ Six steps on what to say for a collaborative approach to a conversation ✔️ Five steps on how to tell your boss that yo...

Ever heard the advice that you should focus on being a better listener? Are you sick and tired of listening to everyone but not being heard by anyone? Are you considered a good listener? Maybe it's time to ditch listening so much and start talking and speaking your mind more. ✔️ Why listening too much can hurt your relationships ✔️ How to find the balance between speaking and listening ✔️ How to f...

Women are resigning because they feel ambushed if they stay in your company: they either don't speak up, stay miserable, and burn out or they speak up and suffer backlash. To make matters worse, even with the best gender equality leaders, 3 out of 4 women still don't feel like they can talk openly with their manager about challenges around their work-life balance, according to Deloitte study. That...

There is a myth that hard work speaks for itself. I hate to break it to you, but it doesn't. You need to make your work visible. How do you do that without being a selfish, egoistical, bragging annoyance? In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ 5 ways to promote yourself at work without bragging or sounding arrogant ✔️ What to say when you self-promote ✔️ Why it's so important to self-promote 👉🏼Lin...

The hardest part about Diana's job is to manage peers and manage up. And she learned some successful strategies to deal with that. If you work in a male-dominated workplace and feel like you need to keep proving yourself constantly, Director Diana Dreyer shares what works best for her. In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ How to respond to a coworker who says "You don't know what you are doing. Yo...

How can you aggressively grab people's attention, follow up on your requests in the office without coming across as aggressive? By chance I discovered the kind stalker move. It's extreme, but it got me results. Find out: ✔️  How to get higher in people's priority list ✔️ What's the kind stalker move ✔️ The importance of and experimentation to stand out 👉🏼Links Episode 5 Reasons Why Being More As...

How do you make change management a positive experience for your team? Change expert, Lata Hamilton, explains: ✔️ What is Organizational Change Management? ✔️ Why do you need to be strong and confident as a leader to drive change within a team? ✔️ How does organizational change management and personal change align? ✔️ How do you prepare your team for change and make it a positive experience for yo...

How to disagree with your boss without backlash? How to disagree respectfully? In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️  10 best practices to disagree without being disagreeable ✔️   5 things you shouldn't do when you disagree ✔️  The problem with not disagreeing or disagreeing with hesitation 👉🏼 Links Episode Ladies: 10 Credibility Killer Mistakes That Undermine You At Work (And What To Do Instead)...

Should you apply for a job if you don't meet the qualifications? When there are candidates that meet the job requirements a lot better? What do you say when you don't have experience for a job? The answer is absolutely yes, apply, but you need to be strategic about it. That's what Jess did. And now her teams and company can benefit from all the unique qualities that she has to offer. ✔️ How she co...

There is a lot said about being a servant leader and an empathetic caring boss, which is important. However, what is not said is that bosses that don't assert themselves are not respected by their team. Not only that, but their team also secretly resents and complains about bosses that are too nice. In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ The problem with being a softie nice boss ✔️ Why your staff wa...

According to World Economic Forum, when women work with men on male gender-typed tasks, men are more likely to be credited for joint successes and women are more likely to be blamed for joint failures. How can you prevent that from happening? In this episode, you'll discover: ✔️ The key reason why women don't get credit when credit is due ✔️ 7 ways to overcome this credit bias ✔️ How to create the...

Confidence predicts success more than IQ. Confident people get more opportunities, promotions, and pay. The good news is that you can develop your confidence. In this episode, you'll find out: ✔️ The 3 types of confidence ✔️ Strategies to boost your confidence ✔️ How confidence and assertiveness help each other 👉🏼Links: Find Courage To Speak Up In These 9 Episodes https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn...

If you want to be able to speak up unapologetically while still being liked and having great relationships, you need to do 10 things. In this episode, you'll discover what those 10 important steps are. 👉🏼Links: Sign up for 10 Day free Assertive And Liked Challenge https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked Find out about our talks and workshops:  https://assertiveway.com/services/ Free r...

Speaking up hygge helps you add the right type of cozy friendly warmth (that does not come across as powerless) to your speaking up moments. Find out: ✔️ What you can say to come across as friendly ✔️ Why you need to use the right kind of warmth ✔️ Do's and don'ts of speaking up hygge 👉🏼Links: Sign up for 10 Day free Assertive And Liked Challenge https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandlike...

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...

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.libs...

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 ✔️...