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How to Ask for Things You Need Professionally

Friday, August 5, 2022

Whether it’s a raise, more vacation time, or training you need to be more effective in your role, asking for what you need at work is difficult. Managing your professional life, though, is like managing a relationship. Consider relationship researcher John Gottman’s so-called magic ratio of five to one. Simply put, for a relationship to work, there needs to be five positive interactions for every negative one. Your balance of positive to negative moments should be in line before maki

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