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Money Talks: Can You Speak the Language?

Posted May 28, 2010 10:06 AM

Chances are, your management team couldn't repair a broken bracket with a step-by-step schematic. But what they lack in vocational skills, they make up for in accounting expertise. So, when you make a case for plant improvements to the business office, do you speak in language they understand, namely dollars and cents?

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Re: Money Talks: Can You Speak the Language?

05/29/2010 6:39 PM

It can be easy to satirize "bean counters"; speaking their lingo may help. But then, if they don't understand the engineering implications, what do you do next?

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Re: Money Talks: Can You Speak the Language?

05/29/2010 7:08 PM

You really don't expect a bunch of engineers and scientists to stand up and cheer the people who set out to make our lives as frustrating and difficult as they can.

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