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I like to start making the changes without the authority and get caught, but it's usually so useful that everyone kind of follows suit........Don't ask for permission unless someone tells you (a superior) for a fact, that you do not have permission. Hey, even if it opposes guidelines that no one cares for it can work- that just means the guidelines need to be changed. Change as much as you think you can.......
I like positive spin....you have a cool new program!!! Yeah!!! Oh and it's in effect. Period.
If that doesn't work....chip away at it.

(Sales tactic, I know, but it works sometimes)