Purpose: Turn down or push back on a work task without a long speech.
When to use: Use this when you have been handed one more thing and you are already full.
Worksheet prompts
- What is already on your plate this week? List the big ones.
- What is the new task, and who asked?
- Write what you will say. Name what you can do, or what would have to move.
I can do this by Friday if the report waits. - What are you afraid will happen if you say it?
Saying what you can carry is part of the job, not a mark against you.