How to argue like a lawyer with your BOSS #shorts
In this concise instructional video, Shanli Liu, CPA, CTP, outlines three lawyer‑style tactics for raising issues with a manager. First, she advises scheduling a dedicated conversation rather than confronting the boss mid‑shift, and framing the request as an open‑ended question (“How can I grab some time…?”) to avoid sounding demanding. Second, she stresses the importance of bringing only high‑priority concerns and always pairing a complaint with a concrete proposed solution, preventing the speaker from being labeled a complainer. Third, she recommends turning the boss into a mentor by asking how they handled similar situations when they were in the employee’s role, thereby extracting a practical blueprint. The overall message is to approach workplace disagreements strategically, with preparation, relevance, and deference, to achieve constructive outcomes.
