This is from Jerry Weinberg, and also directly from my own experience. When you're paid to help someone accomplish a goal (whether as employee or consultant), y

This is from Jerry Weinberg, and also directly from my own experience. When you're paid to help someone accomplish a goal (whether as employee or consultant), you can only help in the areas where they are giving you permission to help. You may see some area where the company is misguided, and you may indeed have the knowledge or skill to help that area tremendously. But if they are not giving you permission to help that area, then you will only hurt yourself and the company by trying to "force" your help in that area. Stick to areas where they've given you permission, and learn to let the rest roll off your back like water off a duck. Over time, that may even gain you opportunities to help in other areas as well.