Fearless Change Patterns for Introducing New Ideas

Guru Review

The managers seemed to have that “Oh no, not another silver bullet” look every time I mentioned the new idea. But when one of them asked me what Garrison thought of the idea and another asked me what Carol thought of it, it hit me that that the managers looked to these two individuals for advice. So I asked all the managers if they would help me create a review team for the idea. Each of the managers who agreed appointed one member. When the team met one afternoon, I was there to give a short presentation and to answer their questions. I took notes and wrote a report that the team approved before it was forwarded to management. Not only did this exercise help me convince management that the innovation had merit, but it also uncovered ...