Advocating for Yourself as an Admin

Advocating for yourself as an admin is about being able to advocate for your value.

We have Learning and Development (L&D) business case templates available here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w7B4GZ9uXOyKxhTpwT_ozlJeiFKQibEstxqwR46BtcA/edit?usp=sharing

and here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wY5pCL1WcR8n5xrAQjJ8GD_v1vmdh06jM-ePUT2wDv4/edit?usp=sharing.

If you get denied an L&D request, make a date in your diary to ask again. If they say “maybe in 6 months or later in the year” – diarise it. Don’t let it go. You’re entitled to use your L&D budget. Learning and development is part of your job as an admin.

If you don’t feel you’ve found your voice to advocate for yourself – find a mentor, get a coach, join an admin community but don’t sit in silence. You will be surprised how many people are here to help!

The ‘No Club’ book that Jessica referred to is: https://www.thenoclub.com.

Want to see what a business case for an admin department looks like? Check out this one here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1O4YDLZ6gkJmX4_wXXvJQPtIi13PCRUGFEkRu4XrW99g/edit?usp=sharing

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