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This week, I coached our clients on boundary setting and pushing back at work.
Here's 2 scripts I thought you'd find helpful should you find yourself in these situations too.
Situation #1: A manager makes an inappropriate comment about your appearance β β Manager: "Danielle, you look extra nice today. I'm not used to seeing you with makeup. Do you have a special occasion today or something?" ββ You: "Hmm, what would lead you to say that?"
Manager: "Oh it's nothing, never mind. Forget I said anything."
You: "I imagine you didn't mean anything by that. At the same time, I take a lot of pride in how I show up at work and I would appreciate if you didn't share comments regarding my appearance. I'm sure you can understand where I'm coming from on this."
Situation #2: Your VP asked you to take on an urgent project when you're already stretched thin on your current priorities β β VP: "Rachel, I really appreciate the work you did on our last initiative. I'd like you to take the lead on this new project. It's extremely time sensitive and would be required by this Friday." ββ You: "First off, thank you for entrusting me with this. I'd be happy to take that on. That said, the priorities I'm working through right now will realistically take me through to the end of the week based on my experience in handling those projects. If it's alright, let me connect back with my manager today to see if I can shift things around to support you on this new project this week. Could I get back to you by tomorrow morning?"
Note: What's important here is that you're not over-committing yourself right away to something and then getting it done at your own expense. Now, for the conversation with your manager:
You: "I spoke with our VP today and they've asked me to take on the new project with a time sensitive deadline of this Friday. Before I committed to saying yes, I wanted to make sure you're aligned with me pushing [X priority] out to next week. Based on my experience and time required in managing my current project, I wouldn't be able to take on both this week without compromising the quality of the work. Do you agree with my recommendation? From there, I'll get back to our VP to confirm that I can move ahead."
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