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Lifescripts: What to say to get what you want in life's toughest situations
Asking for a raise
Confronting a backstabber
Firing an employee
Negotiating for more severance
Ending a friendship
Confronting a sexual harasser
Debating vacations with your spouse
Heading off potential client problems
Excerpt from Lifescript #7. Asking for a Salary Increase
Icebreaker: I'd like to thank you for the opportunity you and the company have given me. I recognize that you've been very influential in my growth and advancement. However, I have a problem that I need your help with.
Pitch #1: I've been concentrating solely on my professional growth and haven't been paying attention to my stream of income...
Pitch #2: I think my salary no longer reflects my contribution to the company...
Pitch #3: I think my salary no longer matches my job responsibilities...
Whether you're asking for a raise, confronting a backstabber, dealing with sexual harassment, ?ring an employee, renegotiating a loan, discussing elder care with siblings, or asking your spouse to lose weight, scripts give you the most effective approach-and the actual words-to use.
Each of the scripts provide you with an icebreaker opener, a "pitch," and a ?ow-chart of rejoinders to give any response, positive or negative.
You'll also ?nd strategic pointers on attitude, timing, preparation, and behavior.
From a heart-to-heart chat with a friend to a boardroom confrontation with a CEO, scripts provide a map to navigate successfully through the most complicated and dreaded situations you may face in your career, business, and personal life.
Confronting a backstabber
Firing an employee
Negotiating for more severance
Ending a friendship
Confronting a sexual harasser
Debating vacations with your spouse
Heading off potential client problems
Excerpt from Lifescript #7. Asking for a Salary Increase
Icebreaker: I'd like to thank you for the opportunity you and the company have given me. I recognize that you've been very influential in my growth and advancement. However, I have a problem that I need your help with.
Pitch #1: I've been concentrating solely on my professional growth and haven't been paying attention to my stream of income...
Pitch #2: I think my salary no longer reflects my contribution to the company...
Pitch #3: I think my salary no longer matches my job responsibilities...
Whether you're asking for a raise, confronting a backstabber, dealing with sexual harassment, ?ring an employee, renegotiating a loan, discussing elder care with siblings, or asking your spouse to lose weight, scripts give you the most effective approach-and the actual words-to use.
Each of the scripts provide you with an icebreaker opener, a "pitch," and a ?ow-chart of rejoinders to give any response, positive or negative.
You'll also ?nd strategic pointers on attitude, timing, preparation, and behavior.
From a heart-to-heart chat with a friend to a boardroom confrontation with a CEO, scripts provide a map to navigate successfully through the most complicated and dreaded situations you may face in your career, business, and personal life.
544 pages, Paperback
First published March 11, 2008
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