If getting things done involves more than one person, invariably it involves asking questions, seeking responses and responding. The greatest training I sense, we need, is for responding.
I've been not been the greatest responder born. Sometimes I've hated myself for the clumsiness I've displayed in responding. For a long time I never realized 'not responding' really really hurts. Even when, concurrently, I bore the brunt of non-responders.
But whatever I've observed, when I've responded well, I've gotten better at getting things done. Sure it isn't all perfect, and as responders all need to improve, I've had better luck with work when I've responded promptly and more decisively.
For politically motivated or game theoretically charged people, it's a different game. But even to understand that aspect of people and getting things from them, we need to respond in earnestness and monitor ourselves and their responses and then make our moves.
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