Gracious reader,
Maybe you want to add another member to your team. Or launch a new product. Or propose to work remotely -- or ask for a raise.
You can try telling your boss what you "want."
To paraphrase a boomer-era bard, you don't always get what you want. When you try sometimes, with a solid business case, you just might find you get what you need.
How do you make your case?
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Case Dancing
- The HBR Guide to Building Your Business Case, by Raymond Sheen with Amy Gallo (library) is solid. It hits the high points for what goes into a good business case. It really shines on getting buy-in: identifying your stakeholders; getting feedback as you develop our case; and so forth.
Not-for-profit employees, this book's lessons hold true in your organizations, too. When you want to do something new -- and you need someone else's resources -- you're making a case.
Managers, this would be a great book to read with your team, augmenting your discussion with real-life examples of business case presentations that have met with success in your organization.
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Don't Read the Comments
- If you have 3+ minutes, check out the Wily Manager's video, 7 Steps to Writing a Business Case. The Wily Manager is two guys named Jed and Bob who do consulting work. I don't know them, so can only vouch for their 3 minute video.
- Stephanie Periera's Storytelling Basics: How Creatives and Brands Can Build a Following is ostensibly about launching a Kickstarter project. The information about building support for your idea is key, though, no matter what you're proposing.
- And I mean it, the comments on the Wily Manager's You Tube and Stephanie's Skillshare are filled with naive and/or poorly informed advice. Don't check it, and you won't wreck it.
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AMA on How to Have a Job
I read and answer every email I get, and I've loved getting your questions. I might do an online AMA -- email isn't a great medium for addressing complex questions,
Will you please help me decide? Click below, or send me a note.
Would you attend an online How to Have a Job AMA?
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I'm testing the time of day to send your emails -- along with the ongoing test of re-sending emails to you when you don't open them. What do you think?
Thank you so much for reading, and for sharing this newsletter with your friends and co-workers.
Thanks,
Anne Libby
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