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Originally Posted by legion
Oh, and I picture that the meeting went something like this:
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I'm actually guessing the meetings are 'lighter, happier' get togethers like this...
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Originally Posted by MRM
Good. An enemy must be assuaged or annihilated. You can't be friends with protege after a screw up like this. You have to destroy him now do that he never comes back. Good luck. You can't look like you're having fun as you destroy him or you'll lose credibility, but you can enjoy it after you're done.
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You need to negate the opposition but it is very important to remain completely emotionally detached about it or your apparent wish to clear them from the field will weaken your position with many connected parties.
The best advice I ever got for corporate infighting was, "
Direct and specific". Argue against points not people. If you make unemotional, direct, and specific points in an argument people who rail against them are basically throwing themselves on their own sword. The hotter they get the more they sink. Adding the "broken record" technique where you repeat a basic core point repeatedly as someone tries to talk around it or ignore it, lets them basically lose their argument for you.
All in all it seems that a move to another company where the culture doesn't have as much intestinal blockage would further your career and more importantly give you much greater satisfaction. Remember that when you look back at what you have done you won't have good memories of "surviving". The parts that add up to something are successes, good times with the family, and great vacations.