July 25, 2017 • Volume 8, Issue 13 • ISSN: 2154-3240

In This Issue

♦	Feature Article: 5 Steps to Selling Your Ideas
♦	Ask Amanda: My manager can’t be pleased. What gives?!
♦	Practical Tips: Avoiding Mental Meltdowns

5 Steps to Selling Your Ideas

A key—and often overlooked—aspect of every manager’s job is selling your recommendations and solutions. The pace, volume, and competing priorities that management faces daily means that it’s unlikely that most of what consumes your daily life is top-of-mind for decision-makers. Consider the following before you bring your solutions to the table.
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	Focus on action not outcome.

Practical Tips: Avoiding Mental Meltdowns

Most people choke at one time or another—it happens when you are firmly in command of your performance and you blow it because you psych yourself out. It’s not a big deal unless you let the experience change how you behave moving forward. It’s common to become tentative and lose trust in your skills.
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I can’t seem to please my manager. No matter what I do, he seems disappointed and somewhat distant. My work is good and I’ve asked him directly if there’s anything wrong with what I’m doing. He assures me everything is fine but I have this nagging feeling he’s not being upfront with me. What should I do? M.M., Basking Ridge, NJ

While it’s good to pay attention to your intuition, it’s not infallible. In this case, the interpretation you’re putting on his behavior is disempowering for you eg you’re not meeting his expectations.
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