Keith,
Great article you put together here; I think that it’s especially strong because you can apply the success principles in this article to any area of life and not necessarily restrict it to design.
For instance, maybe you decide you want to go to one restaurant for dinner, but your wife wants to go to a different restaurant. How do you go about getting what you want while still taking her view into consideration? You might decide to go along with her because they have food that you like, or you might be able to give her a really good reason to come where you want to go!
Granted, it’s not just about food; it also gives me some great ideas when working on a project at my office. Luckily there aren’t too many people who argue with design elements or standards here, but when it does happen it’s frustrating. I think you’ve given the common designers and developers some hope in getting their ideas implemented. Thanks for that!
Thank you for the kind words. You are correct in that I would hope that the same principals that drive success are found in almost any facet of life. There are many ways to successfully (and calmly) work through any conflict, and if it works better for some people, they should apply (platonic) methods that work socially for their work environment.
Of course, now that I’ve said that, I’m certain people will misconstrue the meaning and have fun with it.
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Alexander Strunkin
I enjoyed the article. Just want to say that the book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie would be a great addition to anyone who is involved in dealing with people.
“Try pulling together a smaller group of people that can influence the direction of your project before you get to the main kick-off”
Thats what i did at my workplace, had a big project to lead and it didnt started very well for me.. Leading a Team isnt so easy what many people out there think it is. Thank you Keith, i really enjoyed reading your Article
Thanks for very interesting article. btw. I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. It’s interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else’s point of view”¦ makes you think more.
Keith, i really enjoyed reading your article. As a manager myself in a sales team, i had really encounter some of the point you have made. Your article made me put on my thinking cap. Guess i need to put some of your pointers into work! Thanks!
“I remember the first time a client showed high levels of frustration during my project. The vice president of sales and marketing for a now-defunct insurance company was screaming at our team for not applying the correct brand strategy (we’d used product-specific colors instead of the corporate color scheme).”
That is why successful stuff start from the “non giving up”.
I’m a little late to the discussion, but thanks for the article. You’ve illustrated quite well the necessity for poise, calm-but-quick thinking, and pulling everyone into the project in a way that manages all assets. This would work for large companies as well as smaller ones. Kudos.
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Back to the ArticleTim Palac
Keith,
Great article you put together here; I think that it’s especially strong because you can apply the success principles in this article to any area of life and not necessarily restrict it to design.
For instance, maybe you decide you want to go to one restaurant for dinner, but your wife wants to go to a different restaurant. How do you go about getting what you want while still taking her view into consideration? You might decide to go along with her because they have food that you like, or you might be able to give her a really good reason to come where you want to go!
Granted, it’s not just about food; it also gives me some great ideas when working on a project at my office. Luckily there aren’t too many people who argue with design elements or standards here, but when it does happen it’s frustrating. I think you’ve given the common designers and developers some hope in getting their ideas implemented. Thanks for that!
Keith LaFerriere
Hi, Tim:
Thank you for the kind words. You are correct in that I would hope that the same principals that drive success are found in almost any facet of life. There are many ways to successfully (and calmly) work through any conflict, and if it works better for some people, they should apply (platonic) methods that work socially for their work environment.
Of course, now that I’ve said that, I’m certain people will misconstrue the meaning and have fun with it.
Alexander Strunkin
I enjoyed the article. Just want to say that the book “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie would be a great addition to anyone who is involved in dealing with people.
Tommy Bekri
“Try pulling together a smaller group of people that can influence the direction of your project before you get to the main kick-off”
Thats what i did at my workplace, had a big project to lead and it didnt started very well for me.. Leading a Team isnt so easy what many people out there think it is. Thank you Keith, i really enjoyed reading your Article
Keith LaFerriere
Thanks, Tommy! It’s nice to know people are using the advice and getting positive results. Best wishes.
Lukasz Nowak
Thanks for very interesting article. btw. I really enjoyed reading all of your posts. It’s interesting to read ideas, and observations from someone else’s point of view”¦ makes you think more.
James Burt
Keith, i really enjoyed reading your article. As a manager myself in a sales team, i had really encounter some of the point you have made. Your article made me put on my thinking cap. Guess i need to put some of your pointers into work! Thanks!
Cheap Palm
“I remember the first time a client showed high levels of frustration during my project. The vice president of sales and marketing for a now-defunct insurance company was screaming at our team for not applying the correct brand strategy (we’d used product-specific colors instead of the corporate color scheme).”
That is why successful stuff start from the “non giving up”.
Diane Vigil
I’m a little late to the discussion, but thanks for the article. You’ve illustrated quite well the necessity for poise, calm-but-quick thinking, and pulling everyone into the project in a way that manages all assets. This would work for large companies as well as smaller ones. Kudos.
Dwayne West
I agree with you on this topic. That is wahy I keep coming back to read this blog over and over.