I'm Bria Nadia, a construction leader in New York. Each Scene is a real moment from my career: what happened, how I took it, and how I'd handle it today.
I was 27, the new project manager, and technically his boss. He spent the whole project making sure I felt like I wasn't.
Read Scene 01 →Tap your answer. We share the results in the weekly email.
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I'm Bria Nadia. I worked my way into project management in New York construction, one jobsite and one hard conversation at a time.
For a long time, I took everything personally. Pushback felt like disrespect. A "no" felt like a verdict on me. My first reactions weren't always my best ones.
What changed my career was realizing that most of it wasn't about me. Once I stopped taking things personally, I stopped spending my energy defending myself and started spending it on the work. That's when my career started to move.
Paid & Promoted is where I share those moments: what happened, how I took it, and how I'd handle it today. Along with the scripts and steps I wish someone had handed me sooner.
Seven word-for-word scripts for the conversations that move your pay and title.
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