The following Tom Peters article from 2004 is more relevant than ever as we eek our way out of the most devastating downturn in history. Tom's advice is so simple one could easily over look it. Perhaps the primary reason most leaders and managers do. There isn't any new age nuance here.
I suggest testing the veracity of these four words immediately. For many organizations this could be the “Ah Ha” of break even points. Jim
"I started blogging in June of 2004, and the best part of it, frankly, is the wonderful
comments that come from India at 1 a.m. or come from anywhere. And one morning
when I logged on, I had gotten a lovely comment from a guy by the name of Dave
Wheeler. And it went like this: “What are the four most important words in an
organization?”
And the four words were: What. Do. You. Think.
And I thought about it and I thought, “My God. This is just bloody amazing.” What does
What Do You Think mean? What Do You Think, when you say it to me, means: You are
a person of value who has an opinion that I want to hear. And so, I’ve started taking it to
its ultimate extreme and saying, “Okay, I want you to keep a little scorecard. Keep it in
your pocket, wherever else. How many times” —and I do, everybody’s watching this—
“how many times in the course of a day do you say—not five words, not three words, not
10 words—What Do You Think?”
You know, we hear this about empowerment and that about empowerment and this
program and that program and this training course and that training course. I would
argue, in the world of engaging people, nothing is better than the four words: What Do
You Think? Try it. Count it. Measure yourself. See what happens. TP
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