"Who you are speaks so loudly that I cannot hear what you say"

In a few days or weeks many of you might be stepping into your annual performance review.

What do you intend to say in that meeting?

More importantly, how will you say it?

In recent newsletters I shared how your self-concept, which is what you communicate externally, speaks louder than any words you convey.

No amount of practising a script can override the unspoken words that seep out of you energetically, unfortunately.

They can really betray your lack of confidence and weaken your pitch, when you want to put your best foot forward during an appraisal to land you that much-desired promotion, pay rise or project.

This tends to happen if you are overexplaining your past achievements, overcompensating for the skills or qualities you believe you lack, or not being authentic about what you really need.

I know from personal experience that all of those things can do you a big disservice when you are trying to make a case for those things that you want in the coming year at work.

Speaking with conviction can be the difference between getting what you want and leaving the meeting disappointed.

Because when I was employed I always walked out of a performance review or interview with a higher salary than I was offered.

And now I am helping my coaching clients enjoy that same kind of success.

Results that I have helped them achieve include:

• expecting a £2000 pay rise, but ending up with an increase of £22,000

• going from receiving negative feedback during a performance review to rising above it, eventually becoming their manager's right hand in less than a year

• becoming the first person in their family to step into a leadership role

  

Would those kind of outcomes change your career and your life for the better?

I am offering Appraisal Strategy Sessions over the next few months to help you prepare for that all-important conversation with your manager or Director.

These are confidential consultations held over two sessions.

In the first session I help you prepare for your performance review with the right mindset to advocate for your goals, strengthen your resolve to negotiate for the terms you want, and put together a well-crafted business case that speaks for you and your capabilities when you are not present in the room with the decision makers.

In the second session I want you to leave with a clear programme of action steps following your appraisal.

If your want to lift your game ahead of your performance appraisal this year and would like support with your preparation, you might want to consider taking advantage of an Appraisal Strategy Session with me to boost your confidence and brainstorm your pitch and preparation.

Slots are available through July, but for advance bookings made in April, I am offering the sessions for £250 (which increases to £350 from 1st May). I would advise booking no later than a week before your performance review, so you have a chance to implement the feedback from our session.

Book an Appraisal Strategy Session

Here is the promo code to secure the special price on the payment page: APPRAISAL

If you have any questions about the session before you make the booking, you can send me an email and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

I look forward to supporting those of you who sign up soon!