How Working Mothers Can Reject The Invisible Workload at the Office with Kelli Thompson

20/04/2023 32 min Episodio 117
How Working Mothers Can Reject The Invisible Workload at the Office with Kelli Thompson

Listen "How Working Mothers Can Reject The Invisible Workload at the Office with Kelli Thompson"

Episode Synopsis

According to Harvard Business Review, women are asked to volunteer for invisible tasks at work 44% more often than men. Our guest today, Kelli Thompson, was always asked to organize time-sucking parties or fundraisers, for which she never received recognition.Invisible tasks benefit the organization but likely don’t contribute to someone’s performance evaluation and career advancement, hence making the work invisible for pay and promotions. Kelli is a keynote speaker, writer, and award-winning leadership coach who helps women advance with clarity and confidence so they can make an impact in the rooms where decisions are made. She is featured in Forbes, MarketWatch, HuffPost, Parents, and elsewhere. In today’s episode, we discuss…The invisible workload at the office like parties, supplies, and other tasksExtra tasks that don’t contribute to The rise of the Employee Resource Group and how it often falls to women and women of colorThe load of volunteer requests vs. strategic initiativesBeing a doer vs. being strategicAsking yourself, “What am I saying yes to and what am I busy with at work?”Looking at your values, skills, talents, and energy when you think about taking on a new task at workReasons we say yes when we really want to say noHow to elegantly say no without feeling like you are not a team player or don’t support the organizationSetting boundaries for what you can and cannot doHow does people-pleasing get in your way when it comes to an invisible workloadThe belief that a request deserves an immediate response instead of giving yourself time to thinkAsking yourself, “Where do I feel resentful?”Using a calendar audit to determine if something is an energy sucker, energy staller, or energy surgerHow you can switch your mindset from doing to leadingFor the show notes and all the links mentioned in today’s episode, head to secretsofsupermom.com/117.Stay connected!www.secretsofsupermom.comSecrets of Supermom on FacebookSecrets of Supermom on InstagramText us your feedback or questions!Stay connected! Join us in The Supermom Society! Get all the details at thesupermomsociety.com! Get all our show notes, buy the book Secrets of Supermom, and more at our website: www.secretsofsupermom.com Secrets of Supermom on Facebook Secrets of Supermom on Instagram