Put on your sales hat to staff less-enticing projects When your department faces a tough problem requiring special skills—such as cracking a difficult market or redesigning an inefficient procedure—it’s great if you have an employee who has those skills. However, even an employee who thrives on challenges and has good team spirit may balk at what looks to be a no-win or low-prestige project. Four persuasive tactics can help: 1. Sell the project. Prove that the employee won’t be wasting time by saying yes. Showing the project’s importance to major goals—such...