SayingNo

Saying "No": A Short Course for Project Managers >---> SayingNo

RickBrenner April 23, 2000 --

Have you ever thought "Why did I ever agree to do that?" ? Have you ever wished that you knew better how to say no -- or even how to avoid volunteering to do something -- without suffering undue consequences? Giving a firm and clear No can feel good if it comes from a place of high self-esteem.

Thanks. I'm especially fond of all the short examples and brief analyses, since they give me handles to form the triggers to use the ideas you present. In other words, your article seems easy to put to practical use immediately.

And I love your maxim: "The most important raw material for sane project management is Truth. If you want more of it, reward those who deliver it."

-- Dick Karpinski

Dick,

Thanks for the encouragement and support.

Have you had a chance to try any of these ideas? No doubt you already had some "no" tools of your own. Care to share them? Do you know of any stories about saying no?

-- Rick Brenner

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