{"id":2614,"date":"2016-06-02T10:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T17:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=2614"},"modified":"2016-06-02T11:15:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T18:15:24","slug":"the-power-of-no","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/?p=2614","title":{"rendered":"The power of NO!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Over the years I have counseled entrepreneurs to think of a \u201cno\u201d response in terms of \u201cyes, but\u2026\u201d\u00a0 There is always another way to say \u201cno\u201d that leaves the door open for creative thinking.<\/p>\n

Well, almost always.<\/p>\n

\"Power_of_no\"<\/a>Sometimes, you just have to suck it up and say \u201cNO\u201d with strong conviction.\u00a0 It usually happens after several attempts to find a \u201cyes, but\u201d solution to a problem or issue that just can\u2019t be resolved.<\/p>\n

Assuming that you have the \u201cyes, but\u201d tool on your belt, then an occasional \u201cNO\u201d will resonate through the halls and be much more effective than if used often as a leadership tool.<\/p>\n

Now that we have that out of the way, how can you capitalize on the use of \u201cyes, but?\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 There should always be an alternate solution that responds to the needs of both parties, even if not completely so.\u00a0 How about: \u201cMay I take five weeks of vacation this year?\u201d\u00a0 Especially for a person badly needed within the organization, this is a conundrum for management.\u00a0 \u201cCould you take them in two week increments if you have that many weeks coming?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cIs there a way to take less this year and spread this over two years?\u201d \u201cPolicy says \u2018no,\u2019 but if you\u2019ll tell me some good arguments and accept unpaid time off for the extra unearned vacation, let\u2019s see what we can do.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo!\u00a0 You don\u2019t have that much coming. Go back to work. Please.\u201d<\/p>\n

Which of these leaves the direct report more satisfied, even if the later answer is \u201cCan\u2019t do it because\u2026?\u201d\u00a0 Leadership often means leading with compromise, not just by the book.\u00a0 \u201cYes but\u201d is almost always the best way to respond to a request.\u00a0 Try it\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Over the years I have counseled entrepreneurs to think of a \u201cno\u201d response in terms of \u201cyes, but\u2026\u201d\u00a0 There is always another way to say \u201cno\u201d that leaves the door open for creative thinking. Well, almost always. Sometimes, you just … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2614","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-surrounding-yourself-with-talent"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2614"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2614\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2614"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2614"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/berkonomics.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2614"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}