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How to Ask for What You Want Effectively

Hosted by Kenneth Berger

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What you'll learn

Be confident and soften fear of rejection with the right ask

Instead of pushing off your hard asks into the future, try practicing with easier asks today so you can grow over time.

Be a strong advocate without being a jerk

Your ask is much more likely to land if you eliminate entitlement, righteousness, and blame from your words and tone.

Build your influence by handling rejection graciously

Create priceless relationships by working together to align your incentives instead of blaming them for saying no.

Why this topic matters

Wish it wasn't so hard to ask for what you want? Discover three tactical tools for confident requests. Practice naming your desires, making effective asks, and building influence through relationships. So what do you want? How will you pursue it? What impact will you make? Or what's holding you back? The AFWYW framework equips you to confidently and effectively advocate for your desires every day.

You'll learn from

Kenneth Berger

Executive Coach, Author of Ask for What You Want, 10+ years at Adobe and Slack

Kenneth Berger coaches startup leaders to fend off burnout, take a stand for the life they want, and leave their unique mark on the world at large. After 20+ years in the tech industry, he’s a trusted confidant to startup CEOs, a former founder backed by top investors, and one of Slack’s earliest key hires. His mission is to help people change the world by learning to ask for what they want effectively: finding the answers to life's big questions through science, not mysticism. These days, he's working on a book (and course!) to share his framework with the world at large.

Previously at Adobe and Slack

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