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I wish that my early bosses had taught me a thing or two about forming alliances. I went about selling my ideas the hard way for too many years.
When you have a vision for something exciting (e.g., new product, process improvement, organizational change), you get caught up in the belief that everyone will share your passion. You just know that they will…