THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Ideas

"Ideas are like wandering sons. They show up when you least expect them." - Bern Williams

TOPIC OF THE DAY

The Right Way to Get Your Ideas Heard

The crossing light is already flashing red, reminding you to speed it up. You're in the middle of rush hour, fighting swarms of people, while simultaneously tapping out a message to wrap up that urgent issue back at the office. All around you — hustling and bustling — are people headed to the grocery store, to the gym, to... somewhere.

Nearby, you hear this voice, asking... "Do you have two minutes to...?"

Will you stop to listen? Not very likely, is it?

Work looks a lot like that busy street corner. Hustling to keep up, our colleagues are taking on more and working harder. Even strategic issues are getting shorted; we spend less than two percent of our time discussing strategic issues. Given this context, new ideas have a tough time being heard. It's no wonder that our colleagues resort to some aggressive approaches to get theirs on our radar screens. Here are some that I've seen recently:.......

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