I read a great article on LinkedIn about what successful people avoid saying. The 7 Things Successful People Never Say.
My favorite is, “This will just take a minute.” I’m guilty as charged; I use this one all the time. It’s partly because I’m impatient, partly because I’m an entrepreneur and move forward too quickly sometimes.
Be more clear about what you need from a conversation from someone – the goal, purpose and outcome – as well as the realistic time-frame. It’s more respectful to you, and to them. They can plan ahead if needed and if it will take longer than they have at that time, they can say it needs to wait.
You and I can work on it together :)
Hallie Crawford
Atlanta Career Coach
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