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I can see a lot of this “half way” behavior. Many people are afraid to expose your ideas because they don’t know how others will react. I believe it’s a both side problem. If we have people who tend to judge the others’ ideas, it will create a bad enviroment for new ideas. In other hand, even with this type of enviroment, we see people who are not afraid at all to expose theirselves. That courage encourage the others to come with their ideas too. The bad thing is, many times, those kind of people, that talk always the thruth and their beliefs, are senn as non responsible people. People say they should not expose themselves that much, etc… Thats the reason why we have so many companies doing the same things, ad same mistakes, year after year. They are afraid to try some thing new. And a new think is not, necessarily, a unresponsible thing. Many people that come with a new idea have much more efforts and energy on it than the ones who have been doing the same for a long time.
Gustavo – Your comments hit a lot of important aspects and bring value. It’s critical that organizations continue to make it a priority to do what you are outlining: Create an environment where people can speak honestly and bring new ideas. Thanks for making that happen, my friend. – Craig
Hello Craig, I was your interpreter when you came to Lima for O&I. Craig, I agree with the concept walk the talk and something we can add is visible felt leadership. Be in the field, talk with your subordinates, care about them. Promote interactions, for ideas and initiatives. Our subordinates are the ones who can feed us, they are the ones who face the clients and know about the business. I am practicing these concepts in the language center of the university where I teach in Lima, Peru.
Luis – it’s a pleasure hearing from you! I remember our time in Lima well. Your comment about “visible felt leadership” resonates. There’s a common denominator in nearly all great leadership-employee arrangements: The strength of the relationship equals the strength of productivity. And, as you point out, the key way to build that relationship is spending TIME together. All the best to you, Luis –
Craig