The Most Important Career Advice You’ll Ever Hear With Harvard Business School’s #1 Professor

Today, you’re going to learn exactly how to earn more, get promoted, network more effectively, and finally land your dream job. 

This is the most important career advice you’ll ever hear. 

In this episode, Mel sits down with Harvard Business School Professor Dr. Alison Wood Brooks, who’s pulling back the curtain on everything your boss won’t tell you: from mastering negotiation and communication to building real influence at work. 

Dr. Brooks teaches Harvard’s #1 course on negotiation and communication. Today, she’s giving you information that could change everything. 

Whether you’ve just been laid off and need a roadmap, you’re stuck at a job and craving recognition, or you’re doing well but ready to level up – this episode is your next step forward. 

Here’s what you’ll learn: 

-How to ask for a raise, and actually get it. 

-What it really takes to earn a promotion. 

-How to nail any interview with confidence. 

-The path to discovering and landing your dream job. 

-The science behind negotiation, and how to do it better. 

-How to handle high-stakes conversations with ease. 

-Strategies to conquer anxiety and show up like a leader.

If you’re ready to make more money, step into your power, and move your career forward with clarity and confidence this episode is your playbook. 

If you liked this episode, and want more incredible communication tools, listen to this next: Research From Princeton: 13 Proven Hacks That Boost Your Influence & Make You More Confident 

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‍In this episode:

• 09:20: Strategic Ways to Stand Out at Work. 
• 13:03: Tips for Effective Leadership and Communication.
• 16:01: How to Confidently Ask for a Raise. 
• 30:32: Negotiating Better Shifts.
• 38:29: The Little Things That Boost Happiness At Work. 
• 41:11: Mel’s Top Tip For Getting Noticed At Work.
• 46:53: Do’s and Dont’s of Effective Networking.
• 54:12: How To Answer “Tell Me About Yourself” In a Job Interview.
• 56:52: Simple Tools To Overcome Nerves Before a Job Interview.

‍Featured Expert: Alison Wood Brooks 

• Read her book, Talk 
• Check out her Harvard Business School faculty profile 
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• Dive into her research‍
• Visit her website

‍Additional Resources:

• Forbes: A Job-Seeker’s Guide To Navigating A Weaker Job Market
• Journal of Personality and Social Psychology: It doesn’t hurt to ask: Question-asking increases liking
• Journal of Experimental Psychology: Get excited: Reappraising pre-performance anxiety as excitement
• Harvard Business Review: 10 Common Job Interview Questions and How to Answer Them
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes: Managing perceptions of distress at work: Reframing emotion as passion
• Harvard Business Review: A Beginner’s Guide to Networking
• University of Oxford: Top Tips for Successful Networking 
• Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes: Can Nervous Nelly negotiate? How anxiety causes negotiators to make low first offers, exit early, and earn less profit
• Forbes: 8 Strategies To Recognize ‘Silent Stars’ Overlooked In The Workplace
• NPR: Networking can be awkward. Here's how to make it work for you
• Indeed Career Guide: How To Avoid Being Overly Competitive at Work (With Tips)
• CNBC: Ask a psychotherapist: How do I deal with a competitive co-worker?
• University of Washington: 4 Ways Women Can Conquer the Confidence Gap
• New York University: Five Tips for Outsmarting AI in Your Job Search‍
• Baylor University: 10 Tips for Mastering the Art of Networking