Tips For Getting Your Project Approved

By Heather Stagl

Unfortunately, not everyone in your organization has the same understanding or feels as strongly as you do that your project should be implemented—whether it is the entire change initiative, or an enabler such as training or software. While some projects might fly under the radar in the beginning, at some point someone with power has to say “Yes, let’s do this” for the project to continue.

The following tips are compiled from my many years as an industrial engineer, when one of my key responsibilities was to justify both capital and human capital projects to gain approval by the leadership team.

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Did You Know Emotional Words Affect Our Judgment?

By H. Bernard Wechsler

Did You Know Emotional Verbs We Read Affect Our Judgment?

So What

How important is persuading, influencing and convincing folks to your career and relationships? For me it hits 99% because we are social animals and work with others or present what we accomplish to others. Get this: seeing someone or an audience Smile, Laugh or Frown triggers the muscles in our own face to duplicate their emotional expression.

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10 Facts About You

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1. You’re reading my comment
2. Now you’re thinking that’s a stupid fact
4. You didn’t notice that I skipped 3
5. You’re checking it now
6. You’re smiling
7. You’re still reading my comment
8. You know all you have read is true
10. You didn’t notice I skipped 9
11. You’re checking now
12. You didn’t notice there are only supposed to be 10 facts