How To Sell Your Ideas At Work And Get Higher-Ups To Listen

03, Feb, 2025

When a great idea pops into your head, your first instinct will be to shout it from the rooftops (or your cubicle or job site). Coming up with the thing is only the beginning though. Next you’ll actually have to sell it. Whether to your whole team or just your boss, that buy-in is essential to ensuring your idea doesn’t end as a crumpled ball on the floor.

This article from the Huffington post can help you with that. It breaks down six key ways to “sell” your proposal, and get the right people on your side. Strategies include knowing the type of manager you have (“playing to win or playing not to lose” with their business approach) and tailoring your message to all colleagues you need involved.

Other considerations include getting the timing of your proposal just right, and not giving up on the first no, if there are other avenues to pursue it.

Get those game-changing ideas implemented, by reading the article from huffpost.com here.