20 Different Ways To Get Through A Rough Patch At Work
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Ask For It CEO and founder, Alexandra Dickinson, is a negotiation coach in The Muse's Coach Connect program and regularly contributes job search advice on themuse.com.
Read her advice quoted in "20 Different Ways to Get Through a Rough Patch at Work":
“When you’re dealing with obstacles, follow this mantra: Change what you can control, influence what you can’t. I use the ‘won’t do’ versus ‘will do’ strategy. Rather than deciding you won’t get into an argument with your rude colleague when you’re hashing out responsibilities for a project, decide what you will do instead: ‘When John interrupts me next time, I will pause and take a deep breath, then move the conversation forward by asking a question about the next topic on the agenda.”