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When to Ask Your Boss for Help

Have you ever had to wrestle with whether to ask your boss for help? On the one hand, you don’t want to waste your boss’s time. On the other hand, some issues could benefit from your boss’s authority, expertise, or perspective. This course will help you determine when to bring issues to your boss. In addition, you’ll l...

1 lesson 30 min Beginner Online, at your own pace

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Problem Solving Managing Up

About this course

Have you ever had to wrestle with whether to ask your boss for help? On the one hand, you don’t want to waste your boss’s time. On the other hand, some issues could benefit from your boss’s authority, expertise, or perspective. This course will help you determine when to bring issues to your boss. In addition, you’ll learn the best ways to get the help you need when you do escalate an issue.

Course outline

8 topics · 30 min

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 Discuss Expectations With Your Boss
  3. 3 When to Ask Your Boss for Help
  4. 4 When to Handle a Situation Yourself
  5. 5 How to Ask Your Boss for Help
  6. 6 A Real-World Scenario
  7. 7 Summary
  8. 8 Quiz

When to Ask Your Boss for Help

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