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Didn't see that coming: Failures from underestimating the power of others
Brigham Bechtel, Doug Wendt
The office social butterfly who spends more time schmoozing than delivering, the admin in finance who has reliably screwed up client billing for the last 10 years, and the scientist who never bothers to attend any quarterly reviews but has an oversized opinion on every technical effort. Even when they irritate you, it is largely painless and inert. Then there was That Day when you discovered they have the CEO's ear as a silent partner in the firm. The strategic swing you took at them bounced off and blew your project into the stratosphere. Relationships are important -- and often not obvious until we're in the middle of a political minefield. Let's discuss how Underestimating Others torpedoed projects and how to map out the minefields for future battles.
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