--- In [email protected], "nablusos108" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Patrick Gillam" <jpgillam@> > 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." :-) > ...moving towards "do nothing and accomplish everything" :-)
