Women's empowerment & leadership
Say the number. Hold the line. Do not soften it.
The patterns are familiar: over-preparing, under-claiming, and apologizing for the space you take up.
Sessions work on the specific habits that cost women money and momentum. Crediting your own work instead of the team's. Saying the number without a question mark. Declining the extra project that has no title attached. Handling the meeting where the idea is repeated by someone else and adopted.
Work and life are treated as one system, not competing halves. The ambition, the caregiving, the relationship and the calendar get planned together so the plan is actually livable.
This is coaching for decisions and communication. It is not legal advice on discrimination or harassment, and it is not therapy. Where a workplace situation needs HR, an attorney or a formal process, Melissa will tell you.
Where the work happens
Claiming
Describing your results without discounting them in the same breath.
The number
Asking for the rate, the raise or the title and holding it.
The whole calendar
Ambition and caregiving planned in one place.
Good fit if
- You are paid under your level and know it.
- You are doing the work of the next role without the title.
- You want to be ambitious out loud without it being called something else.
Questions people ask first
Is this a group program?
No. It is one-to-one coaching. Group and organizational sessions are arranged separately on request.
Is this the same as the women in business service?
No. Women in Leadership: Building Your Business is for owners and founders. This service is for employees, leaders and career builders.
Will you help me leave a bad workplace?
Sessions cover the decision and the plan. Legal questions about a specific employer belong with an employment attorney.
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Women's Empowerment & Leadership Coaching Empowerment and leadership coaching for women with Melissa Frierson, MBA. Ask for what the work is worth, hold the boundary, and lead without apologizing. https://melissafrierson.com/services/womens-empowerment-coaching #WomensEmpowermentandLeadershipCoaching #Leadership #Coaching
Coaching covers habits, decisions, plans and follow-through. It does not diagnose or treat health conditions, provide legal, tax or investment advice, or replace therapy. Coaching is not an emergency service: call 911 in an emergency, or call or text 988 in a mental health crisis.
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