Episode #46: Asking for What You Want at Work

When you’re unhappy at your job it’s a good idea to try and fix it up before you give it up. What might make it better? Do you want to go down in hours? Change your schedule? Do less trauma calls? Before throwing in the towel or simply enduring, it’s important to see what can be improved. Our guest today, ENT surgeon and podcaster, Dr. Bradley Block, joins me to talk about how to approach your employer to ask for what you want. We talk about steps to take to help you negotiate and have the best chance of success.

In this episode we’re talking about:

What led Dr. Brad Block to start his own podcast for physicians
Our leverage in the workplace, in spite of recent layoffs
Finding common ground when asking for what you want
Figuring out what are the “pictures” in the employer’s head
The “nuclear option” of looking elsewhere for a job
The benefits of building relationships before negotiating
How negotiations often are more incremental than one-and-done

Links for this episode:

Dr. Bradley Block’s Website

Physician’s Guide to Doctoring Podcast – Host Dr. Bradley Block

Dr. Bradley Block’s LinkedIn Profile

Getting More: How You Can Negotiate to Succeed in Work and Life by Stuart Diamond

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