DOES IT SOMETIMES SEEM AS THOUGH DECISION MAKERS are residing in a gated community? Learn how to bypass gatekeepers (GK) â those professionals who âguardâ the decision makers and often run interference for them â to get in front of decision makers (DM).
Traditionally a secretary, administrative assistant or switchboard operator blocked entry. Now there are electronic nemeses as well: voice mailboxes and blind e-mail addresses. Yet gatekeepers can be your adversaries or allies, depending on your approach. Your challenge: to be regarded as important enough to be allowed into their inner sanctum.
Here are my rules of thumb for âPassing Gateâ and receiving consideration by decision makers:
DO's
1. Turn GateKeepers into allies: treat them w View the rest of this article
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