Comments on: A Free Exchange of Ideas http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-free-exchange-of-ideas Home of The People Brand Consulting. Sun, 20 May 2012 01:25:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eric http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-121774 Eric Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:27:10 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/#comment-121774 Good discussion. Several items that come to mind for me. One is in regard to the authority or influence we are "given" as leaders. Our <a href="http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/the-power-principle/" rel="nofollow">power is temporary</a>, yet many leaders hold onto it with an iron grip instead of giving it away. The truth is, it will eventually be taken away. The other is that leaders often feel they need to know everything because they are the "final authority". Leaders with this mindset can become <a href="http://weirdblog.wordpress.com/2007/02/28/organizational-killer-leadership-insecurity/" rel="nofollow">insecure</a>, hoping that they will not get found out. The truth is, they are already found out and only fooling themselves in maintaining so rigid a faced. Finally, speaking of trust, Pat Lencioni's book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-8345230-6049740?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1177032337&sr=8-1" rel="nofollow">5 Dysfunctions</a>, lists trust as the foundation upon which all good business teams are built. Have fun, -Eric Good discussion. Several items that come to mind for me. One is in regard to the authority or influence we are “given” as leaders. Our power is temporary, yet many leaders hold onto it with an iron grip instead of giving it away. The truth is, it will eventually be taken away.

The other is that leaders often feel they need to know everything because they are the “final authority”. Leaders with this mindset can become insecure, hoping that they will not get found out. The truth is, they are already found out and only fooling themselves in maintaining so rigid a faced.

Finally, speaking of trust, Pat Lencioni’s book, 5 Dysfunctions, lists trust as the foundation upon which all good business teams are built.

Have fun, -Eric

]]> By: DUST!N http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-120814 DUST!N Mon, 09 Apr 2007 22:26:38 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/#comment-120814 Thanks guys. Great suggestions. Steve, very true. And re-establishment of trust is difficult to facilitate. Maybe there needs to be an attempt to "start fresh." Some way to break out of the cycle and elevate the conversation. Mario, maybe a new platform like the ideation blog could help. It's a beautiful idea and though it probably introduces many smaller issues, it resolves some big ones... namely, breaking free of trained routines and dynamics. I'll have to give this some think-time. Thanks guys. Great suggestions.

Steve, very true. And re-establishment of trust is difficult to facilitate. Maybe there needs to be an attempt to “start fresh.” Some way to break out of the cycle and elevate the conversation.

Mario, maybe a new platform like the ideation blog could help. It’s a beautiful idea and though it probably introduces many smaller issues, it resolves some big ones… namely, breaking free of trained routines and dynamics.

I’ll have to give this some think-time.

]]> By: Mario Vellandi http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-120612 Mario Vellandi Sat, 07 Apr 2007 17:28:31 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/#comment-120612 Dustin, I was wondering the best way to answer your question, and I remembered the classic "suggestion box" in organizations. This is usually a broken system because for it to work, even if we discuss new ideas within a regularly scheduled staff meeting, the idea has to wait to be heard. By that point it may have lost its momentum by the author, and in-person meetings won't generate as much feedback in comparison to... An ideation group blog, where org/dept. members can submit new ideas or start conversations. I saw an excellent depiction of this scenario by David Armano this morning at: http://tinyurl.com/yqnoph Dustin,
I was wondering the best way to answer your question, and I remembered the classic “suggestion box” in organizations. This is usually a broken system because for it to work, even if we discuss new ideas within a regularly scheduled staff meeting, the idea has to wait to be heard. By that point it may have lost its momentum by the author, and in-person meetings won’t generate as much feedback in comparison to…

An ideation group blog, where org/dept. members can submit new ideas or start conversations. I saw an excellent depiction of this scenario by David Armano this morning at:
http://tinyurl.com/yqnoph

]]> By: Steve http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/comment-page-1/#comment-120563 Steve Sat, 07 Apr 2007 02:11:41 +0000 http://thepeoplebrand.com/blog/2007/04/06/a-free-exchange-of-ideas/#comment-120563 I think your answer rests -- at least in part -- in you first sentence. When there is an absence of trust, there is an absence of free-flowing ideas. There is an epidemic of mistrust in today's business environment. We may trust each other on the surface, but we are often afraid to expose our inner thoughts and feelings for fear of being ridiculed. So we clam up, shut up, and go with the flow. At least it earns a paycheck... I think your answer rests — at least in part — in you first sentence. When there is an absence of trust, there is an absence of free-flowing ideas. There is an epidemic of mistrust in today’s business environment. We may trust each other on the surface, but we are often afraid to expose our inner thoughts and feelings for fear of being ridiculed. So we clam up, shut up, and go with the flow. At least it earns a paycheck…

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