tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285809.post285003887930648354..comments2023-09-23T01:36:30.889-06:00Comments on This Public Face for John Pluecker Has Been Closed / Ya se cerró esta cara pública de John Pluecker: What matters is saying yes.John Plueckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10306549917282522180noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21285809.post-47490344521998489332007-06-19T21:09:00.000-05:002007-06-19T21:09:00.000-05:00I run a serious risk of sounding like somebody's g...I run a serious risk of sounding like somebody's grandfather here, but I'll take the chance.<BR/><BR/>First: In the old (tried and somewhat true) staple "How to Win Friends and Influence People", Dale Carnegie says (paraphrased) that "no" is the only thing that powerless people can say. "Yes" or "no"? It's a no-nadder.<BR/><BR/>Second: (The grandpa part.) When you say yes, you're steering. When Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com