Just say no: You can turn down extra work and still maintain your reputation

Just say no: You can turn down extra work and still maintain your reputation

Marco Buscaglia

You've finally crawled out from under the pile of work on your desk and look forward to spending some time planning instead of doing.

"I love that completion of a project, because I know I can take a day or two to catch my breath and do a little brainstorming," says Rand Valek, a project manager for the University of Washington in Seattle. "But it never fails -- every time I'm about to dream up some long-term projects, someone comes and asks me for help on this or on that."

So what's today's overworked employee to do when faced with an unending parade of requests?

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