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Align Your Goals with Your Manager’s

When you’re negotiating with your manager over something you want (a raise, a project, getting to work from home), you have to speak in terms of your manager’s agenda, not your own. That way your request won’t immediately sound like an additional burden.

So instead of just saying what you want (e.g., “I need a raise because I think I deserve it,”), reframe your request to show how your manager will benefit too (e.g., “I’m excited about the effort you’re leading and I want to make sure I’m only rewarded for making an impact.

Here’s a proposal for how I think I can best help.”) This increases the chances you’ll be heard. Here’s another example: Instead of “I want to lead a high-profile project so I can get promoted,” rephrase your request: “I think I can really help move the needle on your objective by doing this big project.”

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kenneth.ashigbey

Kenneth Ashigbey is the Chief Servant of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, is a great believer in Ghana & believes that with right Leadership in all aspect of Life within Ghana, we will hit the very top. I believe that Leadership is not just Political leadership but Leadership in very aspect of the word. Lets all shine in our corners where we are. We should also support each other as Ghanaians 1st before extending our hands to strangers. We should allow the Princes of Land to marry the Land not Strangers 1st.

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Naa Adwoa Mansa

But some managers no matter what you do or how you put it, these weak leaders will use the positional leadership to put you down. Some of these issues do not work especially in the public service in Ghana.

Do you think this will work in Graphic
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    kenneth.ashigbey

    Thanks, Naa I see you are regular to our blog. Keep reading and send us your own post and we will publish. Yes I agree some weak leaders might wnat to use the wrong power to run organisations. It will not work.

    In Graphic we do not work like that. We have great leaders
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