0:00.0	Steven Robbins here.
0:05.0	Welcome to the Get It Done Guys quick and dirty tips to work less and do more.
0:10.1	Bosses! I just love bosses. Really, I do.
0:13.3	You see, bosses tell me what to do and I do it.
0:16.3	It's just like being in a relationship, only with a boss, I get paid instead of paying.
0:21.6	In my episode on prioritizing when you have many bosses,
0:24.9	I suggested that sometimes you just need to say no to a boss.
0:28.6	And it's not just bosses.
0:30.5	Sometimes you have to say no to other people at work.
0:33.3	Today, we'll explore that in a lot more detail.
0:37.1	Know when to say no.
0:39.1	You don't just say no willy-nilly.
0:41.4	That would be bad.
0:42.7	You would miss a lot of opportunity,
0:44.4	but if you don't say no enough,
0:46.5	you end up overloaded with other people's work
0:48.4	that they've foisted on you because, well, because they can.
0:52.5	How do you know when to say no?
0:54.9	Say no when asked to do something that doesn't play to your strengths.
0:58.5	If you're great at thinking creatively and strategically, say no when you're asked to do
1:02.2	detailed data entry.
1:04.1	If you're great at details, data, and technology, say no when you're asked to spend time
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