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Oct 6, 2011

Influence without authority

A letter to the editor by Diane Chambers, BWFS Graduate student "I'm at my wit's end," Chambers' letter began, "so I thought I would pen a quick relatively snarky post." We at the Finishing School do appreciate the snarky.  We even appreciate the stomp around and overturn the water cooler.  But even at the highest levels of the faculty, our motto is... When you want to stand on the table, write a helpful post instead.   Trying to get something done when you aren't in a position to say, "do this because I pay you" or "do this because otherwise I will hurt you" may necessitate the technique of  "influence without...

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