3 ms·
12. is a tough one, and is the reason that businesses often choose 11. The danger of soliciting input is that people often couple too much of their ego with th
by corresation 13y ago
12. is a tough one, and is the reason that businesses often choose 11.
The danger of soliciting input is that people often couple too much of their ego with their suggestions. You can't possibly go with every suggestion or incorporate all input (because let's face it - most of it is usually poorly thought out), so when you give everyone their say and then have to go a different direction from much of it, people get angry and resentful.
I worked with one chap who literally hung onto his discarded idea about a bit (seriously, a bit field in a database) for years, with it reappearing with a bitter sense of pride with every new database discussion.
- Spoom 13y agoI think if the team decides that an idea is not currently worth pursuing, rejecting it and explaining why to an employee is not the same as ignoring it. If the employee then continues trying that idea, they're clearly not following directions and that can be dealt with.
- adeaver 13y agoExactly. There is a huge difference in the following two statements: 1. "I hear you about X but we are doing Y anyway." 2. "I hear you about X and understand you viewpoint, however we need to go with Y because..." I'm okay with #2. #1 will drive me away. And it should. It's disrespectful and basically tells the other person that you have no regard for their opinion and that you only ask to satisfy a rule or expectation. If you are aren't going to have a discussion about why Y is the solution and were going to do it regardless of what anyone else said, then why bother even asking?