January 12, 2010PowerPhrase: I’m checking in on you, not checking up on you

Filed under: The PowerPhrase of the Week by merylrunion |

Managers sometimes find employees resist their involvement, thinking they are checking up on them. Here’s a phrase I like:

• I’m here, not to check up on you, but to check in with you.

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