12-13-2017, 11:15 AM
(12-13-2017, 10:27 AM)WRXtranceformed Wrote: Yesterday I was on a client call (who I had not met before) and I was back to back so I really didn't have more than half an hour to speak with him. He steamrolled the entire conversation for 27 minutes (yes I counted). I maybe got two opportunities to steer him back to the purpose of the call but he bounced off both times to tell me about something completely irrelevant and unrelated. Unfortunately for him he has to wait another day or two to get what he needed, but that's not my problem. You need to learn how to carry productive conversations if you want to get things done.
Sometimes you just have to strong arm these people and literally tell them you don't think the conversation is being productive/you yourself is not getting enough time to speak. Usually people will back off and the conversation will be better.