" ) - Appealing to the Gatekeeper 's primary need : perform less work . We told him we could get other staff within his organization involved , and run all decisions through him . All the power , none of the hassle.- Finally , working with executives ( I was developing some ' benchmarking ' for the industry .... gave me a reason to reach out ) who had a vested interest in our success ( the SVP of Process Mfg , and key program managers who wielded enormous influence ) , and getting them to support our gatekeeper ( not that easy to do , given the gatekeeper 's internal reputation , as it was).Rocket science ?

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