<aside> 💬 Scenario 2:

You find yourself in a situation where you require assistance from your colleague Bob with whom you may not have the strongest rapport. What approach would you take?

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<aside> 👉🏻 A. Hey Bob, can you please do ____ for me? This is very urgent and blocking [IMPORTANT_THING].

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<aside> 👉🏻 B. Hey Bob, I know you're really busy and I'm sorry to bother you! We have an urgent ongoing issue and I'd really, really appreciate it if you could take some time to look!

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<aside> 🧠 Explanation:

People appreciate it when you acknowledge their workload, even if it may not seem particularly heavy from your perspective. Imagine you are Bob, do you prefer to help person A or person B?

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