I am genuinely worn down by internal politics. Deals stall because of approval layers I cannot control and then I get questioned on velocity. This has been a pattern across two companies. How do you manage performance when so much is out of your hands?

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try sending an internal email, with a timeline and action plan for the steps required; so if legal approval is required sending legal an email of I need this back by X date with your manager copied, if there is a technical sales person who needs to approve, doing the same with them, and so on and so forth for the varying layers - to either get yourself at the top of the pile, or to call out who is to blame for the deal stall.

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