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WIM Educates: New Year, Best You: Mastering Tough Conversations, Negotiations, and Self-Advocacy
Webinar Description:
As 2025 begins, it's the perfect time to focus on your career aspirations and set goals for a successful year ahead. Are you ready to expand in your current role or explore new opportunities within the trucking industry? Join ATA’s Women In Motion for an empowering webinar designed to give you the insights and tools you need to thrive.
This exclusive session features Katherine Akbar, a top-rated career coach renowned for helping professionals unlock their full potential. With Katherine’s expertise, you’ll gain practical strategies to build resilience, boost confidence, and navigate challenges in the male-dominated trucking industry.
What You’ll Learn:
- Building Your Brand: Develop self-confidence and earn respect by defining and communicating your personal and professional value.
- Career Aikido™ Communication Technique: Master the art of aligning with others while maintaining your goals and priorities.
- Advocating for Yourself and Others: Learn how to respond effectively to disrespect and foster a culture of mutual respect.
- Leveraging Mentorship: Discover how to use mentoring relationships to accelerate your career growth.
- Salary Negotiation Skills: Gain the confidence and techniques to advocate for the compensation you deserve.
Whether you're just beginning your career journey or are a seasoned industry professional, this webinar will equip you with actionable advice to succeed in tough conversations, negotiate with confidence, and advocate for your career growth.
About Our Presenter:
Katherine Metres Akbar, President & CEO, YES Career Coaching & Resume Writing Services
Katherine Metres Akbar is the founder and president of YES Career Coaching & Resume Writing Services, one of Washington metro’s two top-rated career success companies. Providing job search services and workshops, she and her team have helped over 5,400 people perfect their resumes, master networking, get interviews, and negotiate salaries. The world’s only Interview AikidoTM coach and the author of the forthcoming book Career Aikido, Ms. Akbar is a Certified Career Coach, Certified Interview Coach, and Certified Talent Optimization Consultant. She has been featured as a speaker by the Foreign Service Institute, Channel 7 News, and many others. She previously served as a U.S. diplomat and executive director of a civil rights non-profit. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Michigan—Ann Arbor and a Master of International Affairs from Columbia University.