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Jeff Haden is a contributing editor for Inc.com and a LinkedIn Influencer. He is the author of The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up to Win.
Years ago, I got fired over problems that arose regarding an employee’s raise. So I may care a little more about what you should say, and do, when an employee asks for a salary increase.
But you should care just as much because how you handle the raise request will immediately...