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Feb 12, 2020

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Why Asking for Help Is a Surprisingly Powerful Business Skill

You build connections and get valuable information, even when you don’t get what you ask for

A photo of a businessman raising his help to ask a question in a work setting. — Photo: Morsa Images/Getty Images

If you’ve ever felt uncomfortable making a request, Ralph Waldo Emerson might be to blame. In his classic 1841 essay “Self-Reliance,” he laid the foundation for an American philosophy centered on…

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