[Coaching Tips] Why and How You Should Say “No” – Even to Your Boss

Sometimes saying “no” is tough, even when there are all sorts of good reasons to do so. But if you are always saying “yes” to things you can’t or won’t be able to do, you’re setting yourself up for failure or dodgy performance downstream.

There are three areas where it makes sense for you to say no; 1) things that you should not do; 2) things that you can’t do;  and 3) things that you prefer not to do.Read the rest

[Updated] Time To Be Greedy: Your “Brand”

Maddie Grant has passed along a thoughtful piece written from a panel in which she participated on the topic of personal versus corporate (or "company") branding. The link is here .

Posts from this end on the topic are Time to be Greedy: Your Brand , (More) Time to be Greedy: Why You Need A Brand Called “You” , and (Still) Time to Be Greedy – Why Your Firm Needs a Brand Called “You ”.Read the rest