Comments on: Know how to say no! http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2006/04/know-how-to-say-no/ Info, comments and musings on company culture, communications and employee hiring, motivation and retention Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:56:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: MAPping Company Success http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2006/04/know-how-to-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-22335 MAPping Company Success Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:11:58 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=137#comment-22335 [...] First some background: I’ve known Scott Allen for several years; a few of months ago I asked him if he would serve on my Board and he said yes. I was thrilled because we’re launching a new product Q3 and having formal access to Scott’s expertise would help assure its success. A couple of weeks later I received a very apologetic email from Scott explaining that, in fact, that he wouldn’t be able to serve; he was severely over-committed already and the situation was having serious effects on his health, as well as stressing out his family. I replied that I understood, that nothing was more important than his health and family, and that he should try my approach to saying no, because I knew that it worked. [...] [...] First some background: I’ve known Scott Allen for several years; a few of months ago I asked him if he would serve on my Board and he said yes. I was thrilled because we’re launching a new product Q3 and having formal access to Scott’s expertise would help assure its success. A couple of weeks later I received a very apologetic email from Scott explaining that, in fact, that he wouldn’t be able to serve; he was severely over-committed already and the situation was having serious effects on his health, as well as stressing out his family. I replied that I understood, that nothing was more important than his health and family, and that he should try my approach to saying no, because I knew that it worked. [...]

]]> By: MAPping Company Success http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/2006/04/know-how-to-say-no/comment-page-1/#comment-21246 MAPping Company Success Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:24:38 +0000 http://mappingcompanysuccess.com/?p=137#comment-21246 [...] Some background. When I first started working with him he was underwater, both at work and at home. It didn't take long to figure out that most of those problems could be alleviated by using my "say no" technique, which he did with great success (he'd never before found one that worked for him). We went on to work on really interesting stuff and build a productive relationship. Every now and then he slips back into the bad old habits—as we all slip—but we'd catch it and he'd get back on track. [...] [...] Some background. When I first started working with him he was underwater, both at work and at home. It didn’t take long to figure out that most of those problems could be alleviated by using my “say no” technique, which he did with great success (he’d never before found one that worked for him). We went on to work on really interesting stuff and build a productive relationship. Every now and then he slips back into the bad old habits—as we all slip—but we’d catch it and he’d get back on track. [...]

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