I agree completely. And here is the crazy part, if you smile, and appear friendly without looking weak, people will be more willing to follow you down your line of questions to the beginning, to their own base problem. So things like the body language you use when you enter the room may be the difference between learning the real problem or not, and thus delivering a great product or not.
Myself, I generally have to make conscious decisions to do all these things.
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I agree completely. And here is the crazy part, if you smile, and appear friendly without looking weak, people will be more willing to follow you down your line of questions to the beginning, to their own base problem. So things like the body language you use when you enter the room may be the difference between learning the real problem or not, and thus delivering a great product or not.
Myself, I generally have to make conscious decisions to do all these things.