Re: Honestly -- when an SME completely REWRITES your text ... GEEZ!

Subject: Re: Honestly -- when an SME completely REWRITES your text ... GEEZ!
From: Peter Neilson <neilson -at- windstream -dot- net>
To: Dan Goldstein <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2008 10:35:48 -0400

Dan Goldstein wrote:
>
> 5. Be gracious: "Thanks for helping me out with that one. I tweaked a
> few things just to keep it similar to our other documentation. Here's a
> new draft -- please let me know if there's anything missing or
> erroneous."

If he actually has provided you with new or better technical info, sing
his praises (gently) in public. Include his name in your status memo to
your boss, telling how helpful he was.

What he has done is far, far better than the SME who sits on the review
for days, says nothing, and then explodes after you have released
"erroneous" final material that only he could have corrected. You have a
winner there. Do not punish him!
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References:
Honestly -- when an SME completely REWRITES your text ... GEEZ!: From: Downing, David
RE: Honestly -- when an SME completely REWRITES your text ... GEEZ!: From: Dan Goldstein

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