Comments on: Knowing When to Fold 'Em

By: Dealing With the Avalanches In Life and Business

Dealing With the Avalanches In Life and Business — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 15:15:47 +0000

[...] more selective with my work and obligations and saying no a lot sooner and a lot more [...]

By: Nancy

Nancy — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:06:20 +0000

Being stubborn to the end can be very costly! It is important to trust your gut BUT sometimes we can make these 8 an easy way to rationalize our way into self indulgence. We just must be honest with ourselves as to the true situation.

By: Meryl K. Evans

Meryl K. Evans — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:35:30 +0000

I broke up with client — gently and nicely, of course — because I just didn’t enjoy the work. We stay in touch. I had a bad feeling about another potential client, so I contacted the person who referred me to the prospect. Turns out he had trouble with the client — so sometimes you can count on your gut.

I know people fear that dropping a client or passing up an opportunity means no money — but think about how much more energy you will have in taking on TWO new clients that you enjoy working with? That’ll surpass one no so great client.

By: NN

NN — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:37:19 +0000

Incredible! How apropos as I just had a conversation in which my supervisor seemed to give me 6 of the 8 clues, with no suggestions of how we can improve upon the current situation. Additionally, there is no personal development plan for the role nor does there appear to be one on the horizon. Spinning my wheels??? I would say so.

By: Jeff Dickey

Jeff Dickey — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 14:18:57 +0000

The single best piece of advice I ever got as a then-new consultant was “Remember; there will always be clients, and projects from clients, that you do NOT want. The hardest thing to learn is when and how to say ‘No, thank you.’”

Especially true when we’re at the bottom of a cycle and the tendency is to grab onto anything and everything we possibly can; we WILL get to a point where we can’t do it all to our own satisfaction (or the client’s); that will have repercussions later on.

Simple lessons, yes, but still worth pointing out every so often, just on general principles.

By: Priyanka D

Priyanka D — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 07:07:55 +0000

Good article! Sometimes saying NO to work, assignment can be better.

By: Pay4Bugs

Pay4Bugs — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:49:21 +0000

Great post, sometimes we’re victims of our own creativity. This account and URL I’m posting with wasn’t even our original product. However this software debugging seems to be more of our passion (your number 1 point). Hope everything works out.

By: Knowing When to Fold 'Em - Chris Banescu - Business Ethics, Management Excellence

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:45:30 +0000

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