[brotchie]

One of the few strategies that I've seen works is "I'm going to do it this way, and I'll take all responsibility for it failing." and then if it fails, actually take responsibility for the failure.

You have to have a certain confidence in your opinion, and you have to be prepared to destroy yourself mentally and physically to deliver if things go off the rails. But once your deliver something that matches your vision, usually worth it.

[beAbU]

In certain adversarial workplaces this basically gives the other party a perpetual license to blame you and your work for any failures, no matter how circumstantial the link.

[pas]

depending on how much weight their voice has it might well worth the risk. (as you gain naysayers but you also deliver results, and that might make certain important folks happy, or at least it will look good on your resume, etc..)

[vundercind]

Having watched nearly all my work ever basically be thrown away, usually way before it actually provides enough benefits to have been worth the cost, and for reasons that have nothing to do with the quality of the work: yeah, I definitely don’t care enough about anything I make at work to stick my neck out quite that far. There’s professional, then there’s unhealthy.

[auggierose]

I don't think that destroying yourself mentally and physically should be part of your toolbox.

[keithalewis]

Doctor, it hurts when I do that.

[pjc50]

.. why would you do that? Martyrdom complex?