Love Your Curmudgeon: Embracing Your Least Likely Partner In Transformation

Boost your project's success by transforming your most resistant team member into your biggest supporter. During this episode of Let's Talk Technical Documentation, hosted by Dawn Stevens, Amber Swope from DITA Strategies and Dan Schommer from Intuitive Stack will explore the surprising benefits of having a "workplace curmudgeon" and reveal what drives them. You'll walk away with practical strategies to engage these team members and turn their resistance into valuable contributions. Amber and Dan will explain how these unlikely team members can be crucial in making any project succeed. They'll discuss how challenges can be turned into wins by fostering collaboration and understanding. You'll gain a new perspective on leveraging the unique strengths of every team member, even those who initially seem like obstacles, fostering a sense of empathy and inclusivity. This session equips you with the knowledge and tools to create an environment where everyone expresses their ideas and feels valued, driving exceptional project results. This educational web presentation is brought to you by The Content Wrangler and sponsored by Heretto, a powerful component content management (CCMS) platform to deploy help and API docs in a single portal designed to delight your customers.