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Are You Afraid to Talk to Your Boss?

Professional Assistant Blog

Youd be amazed of how well it works and helps you negotiate the only thing that you really can negotiate - time! By The Professional Assistant on Tuesday, August 28, 2007 Filed Under: Organize A re you afraid to talk to your boss about your workload - if you really do feel stressed about the workload that you have?

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Dealing With Unreasonable Requests

Professional Assistant Blog

Negotiating Time If the person persists on bothering you, one thing that you can always negotiate is time. Even if they are starting to irritate you, keep a smile on your face (even if its fake) and repeat yourself until they walk away. Ask them when it needs to get done and come to a "reasonable" compromise.

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Three Tips - Preparing for Economic Recovery

Small Business CEO

Identify contracts and negotiate rates before they automatically renew. For those interested in benefiting from business process efficiency projects, sign up to receive the PDF “ Ten Critical Success Factors for Optimizing Business Processes “ Laura’s website is [link].

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Expectations For Your Outsourcer to Reduce Your Risk

Small Business CEO

One company outsourced its IT, negotiating excellent rates. For those interested in benefiting from business process efficiency, sign up to receive the PDF “ Ten Critical Success Factors for Optimizing Business Processes ”. Did you sign up for outsourcing figuring you could forget about IT?

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10 Tips for Planning a Successful Event

Jen Lawrence

Don’t be afraid to negotiate. The biggest negotiation mistake in event planning is focusing solely on price. There are a number of things that can be negotiated into a contract such as comped hotel rooms, free wifi, additional meeting rooms at no cost, and food and beverage discounts. Always Follow Up. 3) Solicit event feedback.

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