(J.M. – Indiana, USA) Last week, I rolled The Company Cube and it read: ‘Competitors Can Be Friends Too!’ It just so happened that I was testifying that day in a court of law as an expert witness, and the attorney on the opposing side who was going to cross examine my testimony was a very difficult person to like. Over the last several years, he had been exceptionally confrontational on a particular situation, taking every opportunity to make it difficult to like him – personal assaults on character, misrepresenting data, filing claims that had not basis in fact, etc.<\/p>\n
So, how do you think ‘Competitors Can Be Friends Too!’ ? All that I could think of was simply – Tell the truth no matter what or how the question is asked, and don’t get upset with his methods. In the end, the cross examination went well, and my portion ended without any incident or confrontation on the witness stand. I realized when it was over that I had given exceptionally good answers to his questions, which were difficult, and that he had made me be a better witness because of his intense scrutiny. So, thank you ‘competitor’ for making me a better professional!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"