Not everyone agrees
We’re so busy doing what we’re doing, working on the things we know to work on, and how to work on, that it can all be…
Not everyone agrees with you.
Outside the organisation, most times, you take it on the chin. Customers are entitled to do what they like with their money and decide to go left when you think that’s the route to crazy-town. Suppliers, partners, investors, applicants, everyone outside your immediate control – they’ll have opinions and make decisions that aren’t to your liking even after you’ve given it your best shot, and for the most part, them’s the breaks.
Inside the organisation … different story.
You can be an ass: try to win every argument, cajole and browbeat and keep subjects open until everyone goes your way, you can choose not let things slide, “correct” every nuanced position. And you can find yourself arguing for the sake of arguing.
Which is your right, but not very smart.
Smart: fight only the battles you have to win.
Skippy strategy: Choose your ground.
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