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Understanding your context

You need to understand yourself in the context of your role within the larger group. This means having a good understanding of the organization’s values, rules, rights, and resources. For instance, look at your organization’s mission and your team’s role in fulfilling that mission.

Ask yourself:

  • How do I serve the team and thereby serve the organization as a whole?
  • What are my responsibilities to the organization, and what are the organization’s responsibilities to me?
  • Do our values and talents match?
  • Can I serve the organization?
  • Does my work for the organization benefit me? 

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What is self-advocacy?

What is self-advocacy?

Self-advocacy is the ability to speak up on your behalf effectively. You might do this to bring about positive results in any of the various contexts in which you interact — whether at work, in organizations, school, community, or family.

If there are decisions being ma...

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Benefits of self-advocacy

  • You empower yourself and others by practicing and honing self-advocacy skills. In doing so, you build a psychologically safe and inclusive environment where other people are more apt to share their ideas and flourish.
  • You take control of your own life.

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How to communicate your needs

Make sure to take the following steps: prepare, consult, draft, and state your case.

  • To prepare, start by documenting your concerns in detail.
  • Do your research. Which laws govern the issue on a federal, state, and local level?...

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Understanding yourself, your values, and your needs

Self-advocacy requires that you first understand yourself (your values, your needs, and your rights) in the context in which you operate. It requires that you are aware of the support that you need and the resources that are available.

Self-advocacy also requires th...

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Build up a support system

  • Develop a robust and direct line of communication with your manager. Your manager is in the best position to advocate on your behalf. They know both you and the organization. I
  • Join — and lead — organizations that are there to support you and others,...

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  • How do they fit with the current jobs market? How do they fit with my current situation and responsibilities?
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Think strategically about how you negotiate your job

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Pillars in the Career Master Plan

  • Current job or role: This is what you are doing right now.
  • Career Goals and Dreams: List your short-term (6-9 months) and longer-term (1-3 years) career goals and dreams.
  • Your Big Why: Know why you want to do the work. 
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