Why are you asking for a raise?
Mita Mallick
On a mission to fix what’s broken in our workplaces | Wall Street Journal & USA TODAY Best Selling Author | Thinkers 50 Radar List | Using the power of storytelling to transform brands & businesses | LinkedIn Top Voice
Welcome to our weekly LinkedIn Newsletter: Join us at Brown Table Talk. We will be publishing every week to unpack our thoughts from our weekly Brown Table Talk Podcast. We are proud to be part of the LinkedIn Podcast Network! WOHOO!
Why are you asking for a raise? You and your husband make more than enough.
Dee and I tackle this topic head on from my new book “Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace.” In Myth 6 in my book, I share a story of a former manager who decided not to review my compensation because he believed my husband made more than enough money. So we debunk the following myth: women of color and white women often do negotiate. We are often minimized and dismissed when they do ask for more.
Leaders bring in their own biases with them into the workplace of how much we believe people should deserve to be paid.
Join us to find out more as we spill the tea, share the rest of the details of this story, and help you navigate this workplace situation.
As always, you have a standing invitation to join us at the Brown Table Talk Podcast. Take a listen to this episode and share it with someone who needs to hear a different perspective today.
领英推荐
Because change requires tough conversations. Tough conversations like these.? And we can’t change what we won’t discuss.
With Much Love and Gratitude, Mita & Dee
PS- I am now an author! If you love Brown Table Talk, you will love my new book “Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace.” Because I am saying all the quiet parts out loud of what holds us back from making our organizations more inclusive.?
Order my book now: Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace by Mita Mallick Mita Mallick is a corporate change-maker with a track record of transforming businesses. Her passion for inclusive storytelling led her to become a Chief Diversity Officer, to build end to end inclusion ecosystems across big and small organizations. In her first book "Reimagine Inclusion: Debunking 13 Myths to Transform Your Workplace" Mita is saying all the quiet parts out loud of what holds us back from making meaningful progress in this work.?
Some of her myths include: "I am all for diverse talent. As long as they are good." and "Of course we support women. We just extended maternity leave" and "These DEI efforts don’t benefit me. My voice as a white man doesn’t count anymore." Each myth opens with a powerful story and then she leaves us with practical and actionable advice and tips on how to show up differently to work. It's a must have resource for anyone invested in building more inclusive cultures.
Interview & Salary Negotiation Coach | Career Coach for BIPOC | I Help Women 2X their Comp | ?? Secured $5M+ in Comp for Clients | ???Host of Salary Negotiations Made Simple | Leadership Training | Recruiting |
1 年Don’t lose money to negotiation entropy. This is money that’s yours that you left at the table. If you want to know your value check out the site H1data dot info - companies have to disclose what they are paying their sponsored employees. Know your worth and fight for it!
Analytical Mind | MBA with Supply Chain and Finance focus | Engineer | STEM Advocate | Multilingual
1 年When I’ve asked for raise, here are some of the responses I’ve got: - “High Performers like you will always feel underpaid” (sounds like it’s a penalty to be a high performer) - “We don’t have a strong enough business need to promote you” (well, yes, I’ve been performing that business need without pay for a year) - “financial budgets are in a bind right now” Thank you Mita Mallick & Dee C. Marshall for bringing this important topic to light!
TV Anchor | I'm leveraging my journalism to help 1 time pressed woman leader give a TEDxTalk in 2025 | Currently interviewing candidates for my 2025 Mastermind
1 年I worked with a client for more than a raise. It was a bump in title and in line with all the work she was doing. But we were strategic about it. 1. I asked her to interview 6 people who already held the role she wanted 2. Make a short list of 6 traits that role demanded 3. Map 6 stories harvested from her long career in PR to each of those traits 4. Get a meeting with the decision maker for her promotion 5. Make this business case, using this storytelling technique 6. Advance it by sharing what she learned from the story she is telling She got 2 promotions and 2 raises in 2 years. Sometimes, folks just don't know how to make the right business case with the right narrative.
Graphic Designer | Packaging Design | Box Packaging | Label Packaging | 3D Mockups | Event & Poster Design | Logo Design
1 年Thanks for Sharing.
Educational/Counseling Psychologist | Senior University Lecturer | Author | Academic Researcher and Consultant | Public Speaker | G100 Nigeria Country Chair, Mental Health | Board Member at Wendy Noren- IHRC
1 年Sounds like a must read! Mita Mallick