82 Bring Out the Best in the Sniper
When events don’t go as planned or are obstructed by others, a get-it-done person may try to eliminate the opposition through sniping. Your goal when dealing with the Sniper is to bring him or her out of hiding. Since the Sniper’s limited power is derived from covert operations, rather than overt, once you’ve exposed a sniping position, that position becomes useless.
Stop, look, backtrack. Since your goal is to bring the Sniper out of hiding, you must first zero in on his or her hiding place. If it seems that someone is taking shots at you, stop!—even in the middle of a sentence. Interrupting yourself brings ...
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