118: Ask for What You Want with AmyK Hutchens

Asking for what you want or need is almost never easy. Whether it’s a raise, greater autonomy, more responsibility, or something else, it’s important to ask for what you want in order to do your best work. Plus,as managers,we need to enable our team members to ask us for what they need.  In this episode, I speak with AmyK Hutchens. AmyK is an international award-winning speaker, Amazon bestselling author of the brand new book, GET IT: Five Steps to the Sex, Salary and Success You Want, and has over nineteen years’ experience training and consulting with clients such as The Home Depot, Starbucks Canada, Comerica Bank, Expedia and Lockheed Martin. She also is honored to be THE designated Cool Aunt in her family. AmyK and I talk about building buy-in for your vision, how to ask for what you want, how to have a disarming tough conversation, and how to create an environment where your team feels comfortable asking you for what they want. Become a member of The Modern Manager Community to get $100 Off AmyK’s The Power of Profitable Conversations Online Course. From connecting with another and healing a relationship to asking for a raise or drawing a boundary, being a Master Communicator sets you up for success… however you define it.  Join AmyK in her signature online course, The Power of Profitable Conversations and start using Magical Phrases and brilliant communication techniques to get more of the life you desire. To learn more about membership, go to www.themodernmanager.com/join. Subscribe to the newsletter to get episodes, articles and free mini-guides delivered to your inbox.  Have you worked for a rock star manager? Be part of the research for my next book - schedule your 45 minute interview at www.managerialgreatness.com Read the related blog article: Magical Phrases That Get You and Your Staff What You Need Key Takeaways: Each person has their own needs and wants. To get what you want, align what the other person wants with your desires. Use questions to engage people in a robust conversation. The phrase “How might we…” is a great way to open up thinking. Create a meeting agenda of questions to be discussed. Ask people to contribute their questions as pre-work to help co-create the agenda. Instead of assigning work, try asking, “Would you be willing…” This gives the person the choice to accept