Your "Yes" is only as good as your "No"
Mar 13, 2025 6:16 am
Workplace Multiplier by Tola Akinsulire
March 13, 2025
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Your "Yes" is only as good as your "No"
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Fellow Workplace Multipliers,
When our words and actions align, we're living our values. When they don't, we're eroding trust - the foundation of any powerful workplace brand.
How would you feel to be the colleague who never promises what they couldn't deliver?
Your response to urgent requests?
"Let me check my calendar and commit to a deadline I can actually meet."
People will trust you more. Your value of integrity shows up in every commitment.
Your values aren't just what you claim they are - they're what you demonstrate through your actions.
Early in my career, I learned to practice how to say “No”
The more “No” I can say, the more I can live and keep up to my “Yes”.
Today's challenge: Before making any commitment, ask yourself: "? Can I truly deliver this?"
You can win at work and in life.
Tola Akinsulire
Your Strategic Workplace Mentor
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