Poll 2: What's one action you'll take after this session?

I really loved the yes...if. As a young professional, I have a hard time saying no to any opportunity because I think that looks bad. But then I find myself getting overwhelmed with the amount of work I have. Learning to say no or saying yes with an alternative action plan or different support, is a great piece of advice!

Better promote how I added value

Pay attention to the invisible vs. visible tasks and avoid falling in the invisible task trap.

I have a stretch opportunity to define our Materials Review group so management knows what needs to be done, what tools we need, how our work is valuable, and how much work we accomplish.

Keeping my leadership niche in mind when taking on assignments!

define niche

I've been thinking about what I want to do next in my career. I really liked learning about stretching and how to evaluate stretch opportunities and decide which ones are good fits

Be strategic in accepting my projects in my internship and work on AAAA

Look for stretch opportunities that can add value to my career, in ADDITION to adding value to my team or projects.

Need to be more deliberate about selecting opportunities

Taking time to inner reflect and identify my leadership niche

Practice having boundaries while maintaining diplomacy

Evaluate whether I should accept a task instead of just saying yes.

I'm going to spend more time defining my leadership niche to taylor future roles to!

look for opportunities and raise my hand

Reflecting what kind of person I am and think about where I am at. Think about my stretches!

70/30stretch

To really evaluate each opportunity given and if aligns with my personal goals/growth that I want.

Screen opportunities by whether they grow my superpower

Guard rails to determine when to say yes

Ask

The 70/30 split on stretch.

Find a gap to fill!

Better define my superpowers!

Proceed with offering to tackle that gap in my company.

Start using Yes, if...

The art of "Yes, if..."

I'm considering a job change - consider if my current job has enough stretch opportunities going forward.

Evaluate what's on my plate to leverage

It's ok to say no!

stretch!