One great way to start knocking down the walls is to make other people look good. If you have a hand in hiring, hire great people and get out of the way. It’s fun to be with people who make you feel good, right? And if they make you look good, all the better. Find ways to make the folks you work with feel good. How can you be better and faster at giving them positive feedback and credit for their good work? Here are some ideas: learn how to listen better, and show more interest in what your colleagues have to say. The next great idea might be there, in one of your staff members, waiting for you to hear it. And remember, listening is not the same as waiting for your chance to speak. You have to engage in the dialog – you know, as if valuable human exchange of ideas and opinions were the basis for responsible social media.
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- October 10th, 2009 at 1:11 pm by Joe McD
