How to Get Your Colleagues On Board with Your Idea

17, Jun, 2024

There’s something particularly soul-crushing about having your coworkers shoot down an idea that you know is a ringer. Even more aggravating is when they simple dismiss it with no further windows to discuss and modify the plan to be more workable.

Despite first appearances, you just might be able to resuscitate your winning idea, with the right approach and a few key phrases. The article we found for this week from Harvard Business Review reveals some of those strategies.

The piece discusses four common types of roadblocks you might find when sharing new ideas, then explains what you can do to overcome them, and more practically, what you can say to your obstinate colleagues.

Revive great ideas that were shot down by your colleagues; find out how by reading the hbr.org article here.