Lifescripts: What to Say to Get What You Want in Life's Toughest Situations, Completely Revised and Updated
Language: English
Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2004
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Excerpt from Lifescript #1: 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: What has happened is that I've been concentrating solely on my professional growth and haven't been paying any 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 need to ask your boss to stop micromanaging, terminate a subordinate, confront a backstabbing peer, or cold call a potential client, Lifescripts gives you the most effective approach and the actual words to use. The bestselling guide to workplace success, Lifescripts has been completely revised and updated, taking a sharp new business focus and adding more than 50 scripts that help you prepare for difficult on-the-job conversations. Each of the 109 Lifescripts gives you a plan that leads to the desired result regardless of the obstacles thrown in your path. You get an icebreaker opener, a pitch, an answer to every question, and a defense for every attack. You'll also find strategic pointers on attitude, timing, preparation, and behavior. From dealing with human resources to closing a deal, Lifescripts provides a road map to navigate successfully through the most perplexing, problematic workplace dialogues you may face in the course of your business life.…
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- Title
- Lifescripts: What to Say to Get What You Want in Life's Toughest Situations, Completely Revised and Updated
- Author
- Stephen M Pollan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Publication year
- 2004
- Condition
- Good
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471643769
- ISBN 13
- 9780471643760
- Communicating bad news
- Dealing with problem people
- Mending damaged relationships
- Negotiating your wants and needs
- Standing up for yourself
Excerpt from Lifescript #1: 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: What has happened is that I've been concentrating solely on my professional growth and haven't been paying any 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 need to ask your boss to stop micromanaging, terminate a subordinate, confront a backstabbing peer, or cold call a potential client, Lifescripts gives you the most effective approach—and the actual words—to use.
The bestselling guide to workplace success, Lifescripts has been completely revised and updated, taking a sharp new business focus and adding more than 50 scripts that help you prepare for difficult on-the-job conversations. Each of the 109 Lifescripts gives you a plan that leads to the desired result regardless of the obstacles thrown in your path. You get an icebreaker opener, a pitch, an answer to every question, and a defense for every attack. You'll also find strategic pointers on attitude, timing, preparation, and behavior.
From dealing with human resources to closing a deal, Lifescripts provides a road map to navigate successfully through the most perplexing, problematic workplace dialogues you may face in the course of your business life.
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About the Author
STEPHEN M. POLLAN has been a successful practicing attorney for over forty years. He offers pragmatic career, financial, business, and legal advice to individuals and businesses. Pollan was CNBC's on-air personal finance expert for five years and is a frequent guest on the Today show and Good Morning America. He regulaly contributes to Worth, New York, Money, and U.S. News & World Report. Pollan and coauthor Mark Levine have coauthored many books on business and personal finance, including Die Broke.
MARK LEVINE lives with his wife and two Newfoundlands in Ithaca, New York.
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