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The Position

Be One Face.

The customer wants a person to blame and thank. Be that one person.

Behind you might be twenty suppliers, ten trades, a whole messy network of moving parts. The customer must never feel that. To them, there is one name, one face, one number to call - you. The complexity is yours to carry; the simplicity is theirs to enjoy. That swap is exactly what they're paying for.

One face means one throat to choke and one hand to shake. When it goes right, you get the credit. When it goes wrong, you take the hit and fix it without exposing the mess behind the curtain. Be the single, calm, reliable face over a chaotic backstage, and the customer bonds to you, not to anyone behind you.

The takeaway

Carry the chaos backstage. Show the customer one calm face - yours.

This is one of 48 laws from MIDDLEMAN - The 48 Laws of the Money in the Middle. Read it in full to climb the whole building, floor by floor.

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