'No' means 'not yet': How to survive professional disappointment

  • 6 years ago
What do you do when "gatekeeper" bosses say no to your great ideas? You go back and pitch them again, says Beth Comstock, former Vice Chair of GE. She learned that it doesn't matter how great your track record is - you can still hear a "no" to your proposal. But what's important is whether you have the passion and the resilience to get back out there and keep pursuing your idea until it's implemented.

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