18: How to Say No At Work Without Making Enemies with Sandy Reynolds

It can feel difficult to set boundaries with your coworkers, but learning how to say no at work without making enemies is the very thing that will make you more successful — not saying “yes” to everything. When you set boundaries at work, the way you spend your time, your money, your energy will all become in line with what you really want and you’ll experience how saying “no” helped you go farther and faster towards your goals. 
If you're tired of always bumping up against burnout, feeling anxious, tired, and stressed, and maybe even a little resentful because you never get time for yourself, you are going to want to stay tuned.
Sandy Reynolds, who is an expert in leadership development, joins us in this episode to share how to say no in a way that's freeing rather than detrimental to your career. 
By the end of the episode, you’ll have several structures in place to help you put careful consideration to the things that are going onto your plate and how you can be comfortable with disappointing others, without sabotaging your career. 
When you get this piece right, your career will take off.

03:25 — The outside influences that make it challenging for women to say no12:24 — Why disagreeing doesn’t affect your relationships with others as much as you think it does 14:32 — The costs we pay when we "want to be liked"17:37 — How to build the habit of saying "no" when you need to20:48 — Example scenarios and phrasing you can use to say no in a way that will be well-received 

📚MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE• The Courage to Be Disliked: How to Free Yourself, Change your Life and Achieve Real Happiness by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitake Koga
• The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
• Not Nice: Stop People Pleasing, Staying Silent, & Feeling Guilty... And Start Speaking Up, Saying No, Asking Boldly, And Unapologetically Being Yourself by Dr. Aziz Gazipura

👋 CONNECT WITH SANDY REYNOLDSSandy uses the term learning catalyst to describe her work in learning & organizational development. She has more than 20 years of experience working globally to help organizations strengthen their performance by developing talent and clarifying their organizational values and strategy.  She is a systems thinker who believes the best way to facilitate change is to understand the whole picture. She is a gifted facilitator and sought-after speaker. She is the co-host of a weekly podcast, Reframe Your Life, for women in leadership. She has an MA in leadership, is a Certified Training & Development Practitioner, and is a Certified MBTI practitioner.  sandyreynolds.comdisappointmorepeople.ca
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