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How to tell your director that he is wrong?

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MAEN QADDOURAH Project Director| AJ SAUDI Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
is it preferable to tell your direct manager that you are wrong or you need to be diplomatic all the time?
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Amy Syeda Program Manager| AM9 Bolingbrook, Il, United States
No Issues whether you agree or disagree- clearly its "each to his own". This is why we're having this conversation.
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Feb 19, 2016 11:54 PM
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Yes of course no issues, nothing personal Amy. On the contrary, welcome on board of this community.
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Rami Kaibni
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Senior Projects Manager | Field & Marten Associates New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada
Feb 19, 2016 6:19 PM
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No Issues whether you agree or disagree- clearly its "each to his own". This is why we're having this conversation.
Yes of course no issues, nothing personal Amy. On the contrary, welcome on board of this community.
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MAEN QADDOURAH Project Director| AJ SAUDI Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Thanks to all for the contributions
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Obaid Haider Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Disagreements or conflicts are common in daily work and must be handled based on the situations. In case of disagreement with your immediate boss or director, usually he/she is not not open or willing to accept your idea, but you can support your argument with facts and valid justifications to convince him.

However, in some situations you can be diplomatic provided that it will not impact the ultimate objectives or goals of the project/program or organization and when you are not sure which way to go.
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Paolo Cornali Project Manager| HTA srl Brescia, Lombardia, Italy
I think that it's better to say that he is wrong, but you must always have facts and numbers to demonstrate it. Obviously you must be diplomatic when you say that he is wrong and you must be proactive to propose a solution or an idea and not only saying that he is wrong.
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