# Prof. Anat Lechner explains how to manage a heavy workload

1 Faculty News April 18, 2014 ![](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/con_047432.jpg?itok=HxGNScUy)>

Excerpt from [Money Magazine](http://money.cnn.com/2014/04/01/pf/heavy-workload.moneymag/) -- "Of course, the right approach depends on your manager's personality and the security of your job. You may find it safer to agree to a task but ask for the resources you need to do it. 'Say, "Yes, but to do that, I need x, y, or z,"' suggests [Lechner](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/anat-lechner)."

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