Comments on: Saying no… http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2008/05/saying-no/ Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:47:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Boundaries between home & work | http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2008/05/saying-no/#comment-1803 Boundaries between home & work | Tue, 26 Aug 2008 02:36:54 +0000 http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2008/05/saying-no/#comment-1803 [...] learn to say no to clients or extra work - or at least say it won’t be done straight away. Know how much work you can deal with in a day/week and refuse to overload yourself [...] [...] learn to say no to clients or extra work - or at least say it won’t be done straight away. Know how much work you can deal with in a day/week and refuse to overload yourself [...]

]]> By: tashword http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2008/05/saying-no/#comment-442 tashword Wed, 14 May 2008 04:27:51 +0000 http://wordconstructions.com.au/blog/2008/05/saying-no/#comment-442 I recently requested some quotes from a number of suppliers. In my request, I outlined the project and gave a specific deadline. One supplier promptly answered politely to say that she couldn't meet my deadline so had to decline the request. Personally, this gave her a lot more credibility (I had sourced her online so didn't know if she could live up to her website) and leaves her on the list for next time I may need similar services. It was much better to know now that she couldn't make the deadline, and I respect her for being honest with me. I recently requested some quotes from a number of suppliers. In my request, I outlined the project and gave a specific deadline.

One supplier promptly answered politely to say that she couldn’t meet my deadline so had to decline the request. Personally, this gave her a lot more credibility (I had sourced her online so didn’t know if she could live up to her website) and leaves her on the list for next time I may need similar services.

It was much better to know now that she couldn’t make the deadline, and I respect her for being honest with me.

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