Rol Fessenden wrote:
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> Replying to LO7868 --
>
> Bill is uncomfortable with 'selling' ideas to senior management. I suspect that
> different people have different approaches to life, ideas, values, and so forth,
> and I can understand how he feels. On the other hand, for me, if an idea is
> 'right' to me as well as I can tell, if it can lead to good things that my
> organization believes in, if it needs some impetus to make others see its value,
> beauty, essential goodness, then I love to fight for, sell, cajole, influence,
> argue, organize, proselytize, and whatever it will take to build momentum behind
> that idea. it's fun. Having a passion is fun. For me. Thus I suspect what
> Bill describes is more of a personal preference than an essentially right way or
> wrong way of accomplishing an end.
I agree with Rol and would go one step further. We are all selling in
the broad sense(as opposed to the connotation) of the word. We sell
ourselves. We sell, promote, etc. our ideas and even our values. Making
someone aware of perceived benefits, presenting pros and cons, etc are
all part of decision making, problem solving, etc. I also feel that we
have an obligation to sell our ideas to others if we are to be of
service to ourselves, to others, and to the organizations in which we
work and live. Reasoned participation is the foundation of the common
wealth.
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