<But the best tactic, is to convince the executive that your brilliant ideas were really his brilliant ideas and you [you menial servant of the corporation] are merely documenting them in your report. Which is necessary, since he is far too busy doing really important things to document them himself.
It's an easier tactic to pull off than one might think.>
Good point jttmab [monoclonal antibody?].
I found that it's almost an automatic process. My boss used to turn me loose with some wacky idea in a meeting and if it/I wasn't shot down, he'd do the presentations from then on, having reeled me in and put me back in the cupboard.
Not invented here syndrome is very powerful. Most people automatically reject new ideas out of hand. But once it's their's, it's gung ho.
As you will also have heard, success has 1000 fathers and failure is an orphan.
Hey, here's an idea, how about a New United Nations, [NUN] complete with a sensible constitution, democratic processes and rule of law? I've heard the USA likes democracy and rule of law...heck, they invented the UN, so they are the ones who should renovate it.
There are some unoccupied palaces in Iraq which would be handy for conventions, regional headquarters and secure bases.
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