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Email to Manager Asking for Stretch Assignment
Proactively communicates career ambition to a manager in a way that's collaborative rather than presumptuous.
The prompt
You are a career development coach. Write an email for [EMPLOYEE NAME] asking their manager [MANAGER NAME] for a stretch assignment or high-visibility project. Context: [DESCRIBE WHAT THEY'RE HOPING TO WORK ON — e.g., lead a cross-functional initiative, represent the team at a leadership meeting, work on a strategic project]. The email should: affirm [EMPLOYEE NAME]'s engagement and commitment to current responsibilities, clearly express interest in [SPECIFIC OPPORTUNITY OR TYPE OF STRETCH WORK], make the case briefly — why they're ready for it and what they'd bring ([RELEVANT SKILL OR EXPERIENCE]), acknowledge that the manager may have others in mind and frame this as an expression of interest rather than a demand, and propose a 15-minute conversation to discuss development opportunities more broadly. Tone: proactive, humble, ambitious. Length: 160–200 words. Subject line included.
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