Getting buy-in for your big ideas
Vibrant. Exhilarating. Complicated. Messy.
We're not talking about your love life. We’re talking about working in an institutional setting, where getting things done is no simple task. If you’re looking at launching a major initiative, an interdepartmental project, or moving forward with your climate action goals, you need to draw from a different toolkit than your job description outlines—you need to be persuasive.
The ability to communicate an idea effectively is as important as the idea itself. This webinar is about getting buy-in for your ideas through discovery and effective communication, with a focus on benefits (the why). Join the conversation to discover how you can navigate complicated relationship structures and find ways for everyone to win through your ideas.
Norm Young is the former Associate Vice President of Facilities Planning and Management at the University of Hartford. He is currently an independent consultant advising on all aspects of facilities operations, management, and business development in primarily higher education. He spoke with Rob Durning on June 22, 2023 to share his insights on how to sell big ideas internally. You can download the slides here.
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