1. Auxiliary Deck Plate Leadership Series
The Art of Saying No
USCG Leadership Competency: Leading Others: Team Building
Learning Outcomes:
Describe the nine ways to say no.
Discuss why we sometimes should say no.
An engaged unit is a highly effective team. However, sometimes we have conflicts that we do not consider when volunteering; destroying the engaged unit.
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2. USCG Auxiliary Leadership Deck Plate Series
Overview of need
An engaged unit is a highly effective team. Sometimes our schedule precludes our volunteering but how do we say no?
The Assertive Sentence is one good way to say no. This sentence let’s ius say no but open up other avenues as it:
Acknowledge the other person’s view
‘however...’
Say what you feel
State what you want to happen.
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3. USCG Auxiliary Leadership Deck Plate Series
The Word “No”
Short and simple word that can cause stress
Type A personalities tend to bite off more than they can chew.
Type B personalities would rather not say no and over extend themselves.
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4. USCG Auxiliary Leadership Deck Plate Series
3 of 9 ways to consider
Respect yourself
Get your priorities straight
Take responsibility for yourself
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5. 3 more things to consider
Get clarification
Don’t be so nice
Yes or No?
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Last 3 to consider
No is just no
Be assertive
Practice
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Remember …
We cannot be all things to all people
We do have other obligations
No one expects us to always say yes
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