Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
positioning
English answer:
where people stand
English term
21 books translated
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Spanish to Russian, and 1 more.
positioning
Like Lewis’s approach, the efforts of the chameleon professionals I was training got the attention of senior mentors, who saw that these professionals were trying to step up to the new role. The efforts made the seniors more apt to coach and mentor the new professionals, to share why and how they, the mentors, did what they did—one senior partner called this type of coaching “unveiling the mysteries.” The senior executives shared their tacit knowledge about nuances that made all the difference—how to frame a meeting, how to build peer relationships with clients, how to diagnose the politics, how to notice the subtle **positioning** around controversial ideas, and so on.
Does "positioning" mean different attitudes of different people towards a particular idea?
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Yasutomo Kanazawa
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Jul 25, 2016 12:50: Yasutomo Kanazawa Created KOG entry
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Japan
Scientia est potentia
Native in: Japanese 
Works in: English to Japanese, German to Japanese, Italian to Japanese, and 3 more.
where people stand
Even if not spoken or expressed, the senior executives shared the knowledge they had about how to perceive where people stand to controversial ideas.
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