Steal these scripts.
Exact words for the career conversations you keep putting off. You don't have to wait to be asked. You just need a way to ask that doesn't feel awkward.
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I've finished [project] and I'm keen to build my skills in [area].
I've noticed [priority] matters to the team, and I'd love to help.
Would you be open to me leading it?
What's inside?
Asking for a stretch project
Saying you want a promotion
Pushing back without saying no
Asking for skills-based feedback
Giving feedback as a new manager
Asking for an internal move
Asking for a title that matches the job
Want to rehearse one? DM me and we'll practise.
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About Victoria
Former Financial Services Director. Now an ICF PCC coach and accredited mediator.
25+ years spent inside talent development, watching good people talk themselvs out of the conversations that would have changed everything.
These scripts are the ones I actually use with clients.