It pays to read the fine print. Literally.

Published: Thu, 12/04/14

Have you read your job description lately?

(For those of you who scrutinize this email and take note of the "fine print,"

you just might find a special treat worth $30 to you.)​

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"Other duties as assigned"

Have you seen this phrase before? It's pretty standard language for a job description. It usually sits there at the very end, so innocently, not calling any attention to itself. In the fine-print, you could say.

Do you know what it means?

It really pays to ask your supervisor, or HR. Most organizations have no intention of taking advantage of you. You are not going to be required to do anything illegal or unethical. Find out what it means for your role.

Head things off at the pass.

Get clarity. Check your job description. Check in with your boss. Check assumptions. Consult my guide to 3 Essential Conversations You Need to Have With Your Boss* to help.

What else you can do.

Whether you are a supervisor or aspiring to be one, you can also use by my newly revamped Empowered Manager's Success Kit. (Many of the points are adaptable to use with just about any human being you interact with.)  

Preview - preview - preview!

The revamped kit will be available Thursday, December 11. It contains:

1. The “Reveal Your Manager Superpower” Assessment.

2. Managers, How to Avoid those Secret Snares That Can Trip You Up – A guide on being clear with your employees on what you need from them (i.e. what they could consider "fine print.")

3. Seven Powerful Manager Shortcuts: A Guide to Taking Charge of Some of Your Most Confounding Employee Interactions.

4. Six Manager Mistakes You’ll Never Make Again – Learn to avoid these common and tempting management pitfalls.

5. How to Make the Most of One-on-One Meetings with Employees.

Looking forward to talking with you again soon. Don't forget to read the fine print! 
My Best,
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P.S.  Hooray for you!  You are entitled to $30 off the newly revamped Empowered Manager's Success Kit.  Save this email or make a note and use the code "fineprint30" when you make your purchase.  You will not see this code again in my emails.  You will see the discount code 20off (for $20 off) in subsequent notes over the next few weeks, but you'll save $30 with code fineprint30 because you read the fine print.​
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About Mary Schaefer: I'm a coach and trainer for managers of people and anyone else committed to their own development and advancement.  My belief is that your key to success is self-empowerment.  Click here to find out more about what I mean by this and what it can mean for you.

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*Downloading tips for the 3 Convos guide in this email: Simply click on the live links (underlined).  This should initiate saving the file to your computer’s hard drive. You may be asked where you want to save the file, or sometimes your computer is set to download to the same folder every time. For instance, mine is titled, “Downloads.” (Handy  )

If that’s not working:

If you are using a PC, right-click on the link.

If you are using a Mac, control-click, then choose “save linked file as” or “download linked file” (you will have a choice of some version of these phrases).

Be on the lookout for this.

Depending on your setup, when you initiate the download a new tab may open in your browser. When you go to that tab it may look like the page is blank, so try this: scroll or use the elevator bar on that page and you will see the pdf is opened in that browser window. Just hover near the bottom quarter of the window and you will find icons to click to download, print, etc.

If there is anything I can do to help you get access to these downloads, just let me know by replying to this email.
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