How do you handle “gatekeepers” at work?

Our reader poll today asks: How do you handle “gatekeepers” at work?

I work directly with them to persuade them to “open the gate” 59.68%I find other ways to get the information I need 25.81%I work around them to force them to work with me 9.68%I give up when they provide too much resistance 4.83%

Collaborate with the Gatekeepers.

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