How To Professionally Say ‘I Don’t Have Time For This’ At Work

When you know you don’t have time for a task a colleague is asking you to do, you can simply directly say, “I’m sorry, I’m unable to help you with this right now,” and negotiate to complete the request at a later time or with a different scope, or refer them to a different colleague who could help, says Mary Abbajay, president of the leadership development consultancy Careerstone Group.

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