Welcome to the new manager podcast. I'm your host, Kim nickel. Hello, and welcome to this bonus episode of the new manager podcast. Today, I need to talk to you about the skill of learning how to ask. Have you heard this quote, you don't get what you don't ask for. And it makes sense until you then realize, how do I learn how to ask for things? Especially if you are an
introvert. If you are conflict or confrontational avoidant, or if you are a person and you just does not like asking anyone for anything. If any of those things are true for you, you are probably under asking. And I want to teach you about the Of learning how to ask. I want to teach you about self-advocacy which is speaking up on behalf of yourself at work and I've decided I'm going to host a free workshop on this
topic. So go into the show notes, you will find the Eventbrite link where you can sign up for this. Now, if you are already on my mailing list, you probably already saw that. I emailed you about this. Earlier today. But I know that some of you only hang out with me here in the land of audio and podcasts, and I wanted to make sure that you are not left out because I decided to put this together pretty quickly.
It's come up in a lot of my coaching lately and I see that so many of you are really interested in the topics around confidence, how to speak up, how to be assertive? And they all go together and when you learn how to ask how to advocate for yourself so many things start to make sense and become easier, including establishing clear, boundaries accessing money for professional development.
That might be available to you and you just never thought to ask it also means you will use your time. Better. You'll be able to protect your time. You'll be able to ask for schedule changes accommodations. And it really is one of those skills that has so many applications. And I think we just forget that learning how to ask is a skill, which means it's something you can get better at.
Even if you're an introvert, you avoid conflict and confrontation and you're someone who doesn't Like, asking anyone for anything? We'll talk all about that. So join the workshop. It is this coming Monday? It is at 4 p.m. Pacific time, so for some of you I know that's going to be inconvenient but that's what I had available. So that's what that's where we
get to meet and hang out. And if you want to get emails from me in the future, so, you know, when additional workshops and other kinds, Of things come up, then make sure that you get on my mailing list. If you don't like email, that's okay, I'll continue to leave notes for you here on the podcast. That's it really quick note come to this Workshop, I want to teach you what I have taught.
So many of my students and clients about how to speak up for themselves at work, and how to ask for things. And I'll actually add like, how to ask for things in a way that Your boss actually really happy to give you what you want. That's the best. So let's talk about it. All right. I hope to see you there and yeah that's it. Okay. Bye. Hey before you go if you like this podcast leave a review. Tell me why you listen and what has helped you? Thanks so much. I'll see you next time. I'm