Professional Obstacles
One of the ways I sort people is using the obstruction test. Do they obstruct my efforts, or do they assist me? From now on I’m giving people +2 points if they help me, -1 point if they block me, and +1 point if they just stay out of my way but don’t help me. Nobody remains neutral as there are only two choices: right and wrong. “What exactly do you need that for?” — war cry of obstructionism, -1. “Oh, you’re doing such-and-such. Have you tried blah-blah-blah?” — could go either way, generally helpful, +2 “I need to get this in writing from your boss” — I just asked you to add me to a vendor’s support website so …