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Communication & influence · Disagreeing well

In an interagency working group, a peer from a more powerful agency proposes an approach you know will create a compliance problem for your side, and everyone else is nodding along to keep the peace. How do you challenge it without torching a relationship you'll need for years?

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In an interagency working group, a peer from a more powerful agency proposes an approach you know will create a compliance problem for your side, and everyone else is nodding along to keep the peace. How do you challenge it without torching a relationship you'll need for years?

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