We’ve all worked with or for one…
the critic.
This is the person
looking for
and finding
fault in everything and everyone.
You work all night on a proposal.
You show it to her
and she finds the typo on page 20.
That is what she comments on.
Or she’ll tell you it won’t work
and not give you ways to make it work.
Art Petty has a wonderful list
of tactics to use
while working for the critic boss
(I wish I had this years ago).
My favorite is…
“Give the Critic credit for the idea.
“Your comments the other day
made me realize that
what you really want is… .”
Heck yes, it’s manipulative.
I don’t care if you don’t!”
Yes, critic bosses are challenging to work for
but you CAN work for them
and achieve your goals.