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What do you do when the data is clear, but the recommendation still meets pushback?
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Inside the guide
The guide helps you understand what kind of conversation is actually happening.
- What happens in the first three seconds?2
- Why does defending the data fail?3
- What does a data objection mean?4
- What is behind a request to revisit it later?5
- How do you recognize political pushback?6
- What should you notice before you respond?7
- What if the recommendation still does not move?8
- How do you prepare before you walk in?9
- What does the practice add to the data?10
When a clear recommendation meets resistance
The same pushback can call for three very different conversations.
You make the recommendation and the data supports it. Then someone disagrees, asks to revisit it later or redirects the discussion. The guide helps you distinguish what is happening before you decide how to respond.
The conclusion is challenged
Someone at the table disagrees with what the data appears to show.
The decision is delayed
The recommendation is set aside for another quarter instead of being acted on now.
The conversation changes direction
The room is asked to look at the recommendation differently without resolving the decision.
About the author
The guide is written by Sonya Siderova, Founder and CEO of Nave.
Nave grew out of a product development team that was delivering just 25% of what it committed to. After adopting Kanban, the team began making decisions from delivery data instead of opinions. That experience eventually became Nave, a flow analytics platform trusted by 7,000+ delivery teams worldwide.
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