Speak up when your workload is too much. Tell your boss if you are stretched too thin or when you regularly work too many hours. Talk about what you can reasonably get done in a week.

Also, don't say yes to everything. If you have a hard time saying no, don't respond immediately. Instead s...

• Intention: Know what you want to say and be clear about your objective. 
• Organization: Take the time to organize your thoughts and deliver them in a straightforward way.
• Framing: “I think" and "I feel” are much more effective than starting with “you,” whi...

• Best attitude is "I will do what O want no matter what you say".
• Don't fall for "I have to" mindset, don't be on autopilot or mechanical. Challenge it and let him know that the only agenda that's going to be pushed is yours.
• Macho Chess is Jeremy Silman's style of saying "In...