--- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "jim_flanegin" <jflanegi@> wrote: > > > > I had a business call this morning around how to restructure a > > presentation for a large orientation event. I had some ideas but > > didn't want to try to push my design through, so during the call I'd > > have an objective, a direction in mind, and just being on the call, > > and thinking about the direction I wanted the presentation > > restructuring to go, someone would speak up and propose the same > > direction I had been thinking about. At one point the group was stuck, > > and I was about to interject something, when someone joined the call, > > and said exactly what I was going to. The call lasted for awhile, like > > creating my own movie- I'd think something, and someone else would > > speak it. And at the end, things were just as I wanted them, with > > everyone in agreement. Perfect for a Monday! > > Thanks for this perspective. > > I used to feel the need to come up with all the > good ideas at work. When it became apparent > I could not, and I realized I wasn't particularly > good at selling the ideas I had, I learned to be > happy with simply being in the room when the > ideas arose. I told myself my presence and my > questions helped generate the good thinking. > Now you've shown me an alternative, Jim: the > Obi Wan Kenobi school of management.
Sounds like the good old "do less and accomplish more." :-)
