45Look for the Win-Win Result
Rarely does a winner-take-all mentality win friends and influence people. To get others to buy into a decision, think “mutually beneficial.”
Leaders in industries such as government, pharmaceuticals, land development, and utilities often find themselves trying to reach consensus decisions with groups that can range from the adversarial to the downright hostile. Those who are successful in partnering with community and activist groups have learned to find the win-win, the decision that provides an equally beneficial result to all parties involved.
This win-win approach can be applied also to interdepartmental decisions. After all, internal decisions are likely to involve people from different divisions and departments ...
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