Remind colleagues that their interests are at stake as well. Holding their feet to the fire ensures they put their best foot forward.
All you need is one ringing endorsement and the masses will come running. Thank heavens you made the right impression with the right influential person.
You have a lot of great ideas and people will listen if you introduce them slowly and talk about them one at a time.
That cost is steeper than expected, but don’t falter. This isn’t the time to be a skinflint because this really is a case of money well spent.
When being the bearer of bad news it helps to leak it first. Call a gossipy friend. That way they take the heat for letting the cat out of the bag.
It isn’t easy having critical friends, but it’s their job to poke holes in your thinking and not to paper over the cracks. You’ll thank them for this later.
