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NEGOTIATING-UNDER-PRESSURE5 MIN READ

When Your Boss Says Just Agree

Choose a face-saving line when internal authority pressures you to concede.

Your boss says to concede service credits before the client call. Pick the line for your bubble that protects the boundary without embarrassing them. Hallway, two minutes before the client call. Just agree to the service credits. We need this closed. fromTop Your turn. The client is waiting. fromBottom It sounds like closing today is the priority. How do you want me to handle the delivery exposure if the credits trigger penalties we cannot support? This labels the priority and asks the decision owner to face the consequence without a status fight. I think that is a bad idea and…

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