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Recommendation the sponsor won't like

Raccomandazione sgradita allo sponsor · Consulting · Advanced

The case

At the end of an assessment, the data leads to an uncomfortable conclusion: the cause of the client's problems isn't the process you were asked to optimize, but an organizational structure championed by the sponsor themselves, your paymaster. Saying it risks irritating who pays you and gives references; not saying it betrays the mandate and ethics. Board presentation in one week. How do you communicate an unwelcome recommendation so it gets heard rather than rejected, protecting both integrity and the relationship?

Al termine di un assessment, i dati portano a una conclusione scomoda: la causa dei problemi del cliente non è il processo che ti hanno chiesto di ottimizzare, ma una struttura organizzativa voluta dallo sponsor stesso, il tuo committente. Dirlo rischia di irritare chi ti paga e ti darà referenze; non dirlo tradisce il mandato e la deontologia. Presentazione al board tra una settimana. Come comunichi una raccomandazione sgradita in modo che venga ascoltata invece che respinta, proteggendo integrità e relazione?

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