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Juggling Plates: How to Say No
It’s human nature for many people to not be overly concerned with others’
problems. The person you’re dealing with isn’t worried about whether something
is bad for you; they have their own challenges to consider. What if the best way
to say no is flipping the script and not explaining why it’s bad for you, but
instead carefully and honestly explaining why the other person’s request will
create undesirable outcomes for them?
Eighteen months into a global
pandemic, many of us feel like circus performers, juggling plates at work and at
home. And with so many businesses wrestling with broken supply chains and tight
labor markets, relief is coming slower than we need.
By
Robert Glazer
