Well, you know what, do you need some help?

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They are much more interested in telling you what they can do to help you than they are in asking you questions about what kind of help you actually need.

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Unfortunately, you know, the wind behind that - the wind that was taken out of that sale a little bit yesterday by the Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke's comments, saying that basically, you know, what we need to do is help the economy now in the short-term.

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We provide some tips to help you determine what you need to do to finish your taxes and get your tax return in on time.

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The lesson here: Even when colleagues and bosses do their best to help, they don't always know what you need, unless you tell them.

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Have an honest discussion with your immediate supervisor about what it will take to achieve these expanded responsibilities, how you will develop the skills needed, what you may need to do differently, and what he or she can do to help.

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