I've been practicing a certain type of balanced assertiveness lately. I've stopped making apologies for my recommendations-out the window is the whole "sorry I have to do this, but..." business. I provide my advice, and if they don't like it, they can call me and discuss. I'm happy to account for business interests and revise my recommendations accordingly. The part of this in-house gig that takes getting used to is providing legal advice with very little turnaround time. I would love to hit the books and find comfort in case law these days, but that opportunity simply does not happen. In many ways, sometimes I feel like I went in-house too early-the transition from being the "hidden analyst" who performs the intricate machinations of dissecting fact patters to becoming the front-line respondent to client questions definitely takes some getting used to.
Posted by equilibrium-girl at August 15, 2005 07:59 PMThat's hard to do, but so much more effective when you pull it off. Kudos to you.
Posted by: Merimoo at August 17, 2005 09:55 PM