Latest research from India¹ shows that the damaging impact of bad news can be significantly mitigated through asking people their opinions.
As leaders, shouldn’t we just trust our gut instinct?
I realised that gut instinct will only get you so far when making difficult decisions, following my recent participation in the Leadership Conversations hosted by St George’s Society of Leadership Fellows, Windsor Castle.
Far better to engage with others to get vital input from a diverse range of perspectives and make a sound decision.
Should you actually ask that powerful and provocative question?
Superior change is what happens when people get really bought in
Get people involved if you want them to act
It was an early start for all of us - 0730 in the morning for the meeting kick-off!
With no opportunity at that stage to have tucked into any of the breakfast delicacies on offer, even the most ardent branding advocate would have struggled to energetically start talking about branding for small and medium sized companies.
So I took a different approach to get people engaged.
I started with 4 questions posed to the audience. Using an interactive online tool, I had over 30 people eagerly putting their views forward and reading what others thought. That then triggered 90 minutes of voluble debate and insights amongst the group.
By taking time to think through appropriate ways to involve people in the room from the very start, the result was animated conversation, intrigued participants, and plenty of viewpoints shared on our topic.
A great start to any day.
MASSIVE words work.
Want your ideas to have more impact?
Want your ideas to have more impact?
A group of us tackled that ambition recently. Here's an insight into what we found - our day of deliberation and discussion condensed into a minute - click here to watch the video
Don't forget to remember!
3 steps to getting your message across
3 changes for 7 days for stronger impact
3 small changes for 7 days - and improve the impact of your messages.
If you have a great idea that could really help your business and customers, make sure you choose the right words to convey your message most persuasively.
Here are 3 simple tips to help you create that specific, desired perception of your idea in the mind of your audience.
