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Hosted by Susie Tomenchok · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 205 episodes
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You already know what you want. The question is, do you know how to get it? On How to Get What You Want , Susie Tomenchok shows you how to navigate the moments at work that actually determine your career. The conversations, decisions, and situations where what you say and how you show up shapes your career growth, leadership presence, and professional advancement. Because getting what you want isn’t about being louder or more aggressive. It’s about how you think, how you position yourself, and how you handle those moments at work. And whether you call it that or not, that’s negotiation. Not the kind that feels pushy or uncomfortable. The everyday kind you’re already in. When you decide to speak up in a meeting When you ask for an opportunity When you handle workplace conflict When you position your ideas and advocate for your value Each week, Susie breaks down real
Susie Tomenchok hosts How to Get What You Want, a business show with 205 episodes published.
Send us Fan Mail You take the promotion because it looks like progress. You feel chosen, relieved, maybe even flattered, and you don't stop to ask yourself if it's actually right for you until you're already in it. That'
Send us Fan Mail A senior leader wraps up a conversation and asks what they can do for you. You reach for the question you've been taught to ask. Where can I improve, and what are my blind spots? It feels like the respon
Send us Fan Mail There's a moment after every promotion where you have a decision to make, even if you don't realize you're making it. Keep leading the way that got you here, or figure out what this new role actually nee
Send us Fan Mail You ask someone on your team for a draft, and what comes back isn't even close to what you had in mind. It's easy to chalk that up to a skills gap, but that's rarely the real problem. I'm breaking down w
Send us Fan Mail I have three questions I come back to more than almost any other with my clients, and every time, I watch a smart, accomplished leader go quiet. Not because they're unsure. Because they've never had to a
Send us Fan Mail There's a version of negotiation that has nothing to do with raises or job offers. It happens in ordinary conversations, when an agreement quietly becomes something bigger than what you actually said yes
Send us Fan Mail Almost every company is rolling out AI right now, but far fewer have any idea how to actually adopt it. That gap is where leaders are getting caught. The pressure is to cut costs and move fast, so the me
Send us Fan Mail Someone asks you to take something on, and before they've even finished, you've already said yes. You didn't check your calendar. You didn't ask if it was your job. And three weeks later, you're carrying
Send us Fan Mail Getting a no can throw you in a way that doesn't really make sense until you've felt it. You make the ask, it doesn't land, and suddenly you're quiet and a little off your game, and the worst part is how
Send us Fan Mail You've watched a colleague get tapped for the senior meeting, the stretch project, the introduction you didn't know was happening. And your first thought wasn't resentment, it was confusion. They know ho
Send us Fan Mail You keep delivering. You keep saying yes to more responsibility. And somewhere in the back of your mind, you tell yourself it's just not the right time to ask for the title, the raise, the recognition yo
Send us Fan Mail You see a colleague get the stretch assignment. You think, "Good for them." And then, quietly, "Why not me?" That moment is where most people stop. But that question, "Why not me?" is exactly where a neg
Send us Fan Mail Most of us hear "office politics" and immediately distance ourselves. It sounds manipulative, underhanded, like something people with questionable integrity do to get ahead. So we opt out. We stay profes
Send us Fan Mail You've been thinking about a conversation for days, maybe longer, and when you finally walk in, something unexpected happens. The other person says something that catches you off guard, the energy shifts
Send us Fan Mail You're ready for the client presentation, the meeting with your boss, the room full of people counting on you to speak. You rehearsed, you have a plan, and the moment finally comes. But the energy is tig
Send us Fan Mail Seventy percent of people experience imposter syndrome at some point, and it hits hardest in high achievers. The more capable you are, the wider the gap feels between how others see you and how you see y
Send us Fan Mail Your calendar is full. You're keeping up, moving fast, and honestly proud of what you're getting done. Then you find out there's a major cross-functional initiative in the works and your name wasn't on t
Send us Fan Mail You picked the day. You thought through exactly what you were going to say. And then your boss pushed the meeting and you felt, if you're honest, a little relieved. So you reset the date. And then someth
Send us Fan Mail Think about the last time you had something to say in a meeting and didn't say it. Maybe you were waiting for the right moment. Maybe someone else was talking and you thought you'd jump in after. And the
Send us Fan Mail Every time you speak, you're shaping how people receive what you say. And most of the time, you're doing it without realizing it. It sounds like this: I'm not as technical as everyone here, but... or thi
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How to Get What You Want is hosted by Susie Tomenchok. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 205 episodes.
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