Negotiation happens every day in the workplace — from negotiating a job offer, to pushing back on a proposed initiative, to simply saying no.
In this episode of Diverse, author, speaker, and leadership consultant Selena Rezvani (she/her) shares actionable tips to help women engineers improve their negotiation skills and become their own self-advocates.
Hear strategies and scripts to start tricky conversations, overcome common objections, and manage trade-offs. Rezvani shares a personal story that influences the way she sees negotiation and discusses the importance of mentors and peer networks.
Listen to the episode on SWE’s website, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or on your favorite podcast platform.
Then, visit SWE’s Advance Learning Center to take the online professional development course “Negotiate Like a Boss: How to Be a Fierce Self-Advocate” taught by Selena Rezvani.
Speaker: Selena Rezvani, Author and Leadership Consultant
Selena Rezvani is a recognized author, speaker, and consultant on leadership. Her newest book, the instant Wall Street Journal bestseller “Quick Confidence” (Wiley, May 2023), was born out of a viral newsletter she started in 2020, to help people build their confidence through small actions.
Selena is also the author of the bestseller “Pushback: How Smart Women Ask — and Stand Up — for What They Want” (Jossey-Bass, 2012) which focuses on the unmatched power of negotiation skills in women’s career advancement and was recognized with an Axiom Business Book Award.
Having amassed over 500,000 followers on social media, Selena creates daily video content on leadership and has been recognized by The Washington Post, Bloomberg, as a LinkedIn Top Voice and as a “Fast Company top career creator.”
Her experience and success in the leadership arena make Rezvani a frequent resource for news media and an in-demand business speaker. She has been quoted, interviewed, and profiled by CareerBuilder, The Wall Street Journal, Oprah.com, The LA Times, Marie Claire, NBC television, and ABC television.
Host: Sam East, Media Personality and Host of Diverse: a SWE Podcast
Sam East is a media personality based in Toronto, Canada.
You can hear her on “Sam & Dames” in the afternoon from 3-7PM on Toronto’s #1 Hit Music Station, 99.9 Virgin Radio, and with the iHeartRadio Canada app.
When she’s not in studio, she might be hosting live events, hosting and producing the podcast “Lessons to My Younger Self,” or sharing a video that leads to a personal invite from Oprah Winfrey.
Sam is also a certified mindfulness meditation teacher and is thrilled to be able to share tools to help cultivate presence, peace, and self-awareness.
Diverse: a SWE podcast has been recognized as a top women in STEM podcast and a top engineering podcast!
