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    Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats: Bend Them to Your Will
    Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats: Bend Them to Your Will
    Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats: Bend Them to Your Will
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    Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats: Bend Them to Your Will

    By Faith Lynella

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    You will learn how to:
    - Reduce the bureaucratic run-around so you get the yes’s you need
    - Navigate the system like an “insider”
    - Keep your project on track, with less frustration to you
    - Feel more confidence in your goals and game plan
    - Develop alliances that strengthen your hand
    - Gain control—get more service from your attorney and others you hire
    - Spot the timing traps early on so you can sidestep them

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFaith Lynella
    Release dateDec 12, 2011
    ISBN9781888739541
    Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats: Bend Them to Your Will
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    Faith Lynella

    Faith Lynella (also published as Dr. Lynella Grant) is eclectic in both her wide-ranging interests and training. She has refined the ability to see details with razor-sharp precision, while spotting the larger patterns in play. She weaves these views together in describing aspects of the visionary process. She has walked the visionary path most of her life. Faith Lynella turned visionary thinking back on the process itself and “connects many of the dots” that explains how it works. She has had as many right-brain careers as left-brain careers. Her expertise in numerous fields significantly expands her depth of knowledge on the various topics involved.

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      Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats - Faith Lynella

      Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats

      Bend Them to Your Will

      Attorney Lynella Grant

      Quick and Painless

      An imprint of Off the Page Press

      © 2012, Off the Page Press

      Quick and Painless is an imprint of Off the Page Press

      Outmaneuver the Bureaucrats: Bend them to your will

      Lynella Grant

      Copyright 2011 by Off the Page Press

      Smashwords Edition

      ISBN—Electronic Version for e-book readers

      13 digit ISBN:   978-1-888739-54-1

      This information has been formatted for the Kindle or other electronic book readers.

      (For other formats: 978-1-888739-52-7)

      All rights reserved. Published in the United States of America. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recorded or otherwise without the written permission of the publisher.

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      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be resold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please go to Smashwords.com or Amazon.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Publisher: Off the Page Press

      http://www.OffThePagePress.com

      http://www.GrabYourHometownAdvantage.com

      Email: editor -at- grabyourhometownadvantage.com – replace -at- with @, and remove spaces

      ____________________

      Dedication

      This book is dedicated to anyone

      who was told No by The System,

      but who didn’t let that stop them

      Table of Contents

      Start - Introduction

      Chapter 1 - Never Fear the Impersonal System Again

      Chapter 2 - Overcome Bureaucratic Obstacles and Conquer Your Dread of The Rules

      Chapter 3 - Know the Pieces and Players to Assure Successful Results

      Chapter 4 - Preparation Reduces Rejection, while Promoting Faster Responses

      Chapter 5- Bureaucrats Are People Who Can Respond to Kind Treatment

      Chapter 6 - Tricks to Get You Through Bureaucratic Minefields

      Chapter 7 - Avoid Being Caught by Timing Traps

      Chapter 8 - Persistence Keeps Your Proposal Alive and Moving

      Chapter 9 - Wrapping it Up

      End

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      Start ~ Introduction

      The Problem:

      Are you tired of being jerked around by rules, regulations, and indifferent civil servants? The system is stacked against common citizens and small businesses, and that shows up at times when official permissions or documents are needed. Between the run-around and mixed signals, getting through the bureaucratic maze is often tricky.

      The Solution:

      Individuals and small enterprises must take control of the bureaucratic red tape that is so frustrating. Take an insider approach by using methods most people don’t know. Get the leverage that comes with understanding the rules of the road that we never heard about.

      This book provides a powerful advantage to those who can cut through the crap and delays that are so much a part of dealing with officials on their turf. Gain the edge that makes sure those who work for the system give you all the cooperation you need.

      You will learn how to:

      Reduce the bureaucratic run-around so you get the yes’s you need

      Choose strategies that can deliver outcomes that you want

      Navigate the system like an insider

      Keep your project on track, with less frustration to you

      Feel more confidence in your goals and game plan

      Develop alliances that strengthen your hand

      Gain control—get more service from your attorney and others you hire

      Spot the timing traps early on, so you can sidestep them

      Although the information provided here is about governmental bureaucracies, this advice can work in many other situations as well. Use the considerable power you have (even if you don’t realize it yet) to get through the minefield in dealing with any organization. And do it with a minimum of aggravation or uncertainty.

      Chapter 1 ~ Never Fear the Impersonal System Again

      The cards are stacked against you

      Admit it—encounters with bureaucrats are often scary. Whenever you must deal with a government agency you feel vulnerable. Faceless governmental bodies make the rules, and you must dance their tune.

      Nobody likes it. Even when there is no specific problem, you get a gnawing niggle that a routine matter could turn into a can of worms. That possibility is likely enough to make you feel anxious, powerless, frustrated, and alone.

      Even on those occasions when you succeed, the experience can still be painful to recollect. And we have little doubt that whatever happened was probably more complicated than it needed to be.

      You know what I’m talking about because we have all felt it… more than once. Such encounters remind us that citizens are little guys in the grip of the system that doesn’t care about whether we succeed. It has other priorities.

      This book is written for you, a little guy. What I share shows how to muster your power, as well as where it will do the most good. It is possible for you to get through the regulatory mine field and achieve your goal by using every bit of the power you have. It is like walking a tightrope, but often that’s the only way to get where you want to go.

      Building on experience and expertise

      I have worked a lot with bureaucrats—heck, I’ve even been one. So, I know there are specific things a person can do in order to get around many of the obstacles inherent in the system. I’ve noticed things that work more often than not, and have figured out a few more myself.

      I am an attorney, who practiced law over ten years and taught law for three more. Although that is not what I do these days, these skills have come in handy in many other situations—especially where there’s unequal power between the parties.

      As a lawyer, I often represented clients who had already run into serious bureaucratic snags. So, what could we do next? Working together, my clients and I found various ways to restructure their methods so they could reach their goals.

      In addition, as an entrepreneur, inventor, and small business owner myself, I survived in the trenches. That often involved getting government employees to respond favorably to what I required from them.

      Over the years, I have also been a government employee—a bureaucrat. I worked for the Federal government (three agencies), state government, as well as at county, municipal, and even tribal (Indian tribes) levels. From that side of the desk, I learned that some efforts made by individuals who want my cooperation made me quite willing to work with them. Or to go the extra mile. While other approaches made me dig in my heels.

      How I was treated went a long day to defining how smoothly things went. Perhaps, the difference in my attitude was not on a conscious level, but it reflected what I was sensing from the petitioner.

      Sometimes, success depends on the official feeling a personal stake in the outcome. As a student of human nature. I studied why some people are able to sail through the obstacle course, while others crash on the rocks. It is often apparent from the outset which behaviors lead to which results. Now I am prepared to share what I have learned.

      This is a game of wits

      There was a time when I assumed that everybody’s chances were about equal in getting through the bureaucratic maze. However, even though the obstacles are the same for everyone, not everybody gets entangled or trapped by them. I

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