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Are you to blame?

Publication: Automotive Design & Production
Publication Date: 01-JUN-04 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
When things go wrong on a job, the all-too-human tendency is to look outside ourselves for the villain. But the truth is that we ourselves are often the principal bottleneck.

How? By failing to follow through ... refusing to compromise ... trying to do too many things at once ... complaining too much.

The remedies:

Follow through. Projects need to be pushed--continuously. If, after initializing a plan, you wait for things to happen, you will almost surely be disappointed. Take a close look at your current impasse. Check to be sure that your own foot isn't on the brake.

Give a little. We frequently cling to an idea, fearful that the slightest alteration will ruin it. We brook no criticism and will not yield one inch. But in the process we may be precluding the one move that would crack a hole through the barrier.

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Suppose we give our opponents a chance this way: "Do you have any suggestions?" "I'd welcome your opinion on this." "Maybe the plan ought to be modified in some way."

By giving people a chance to lodge an objection or point out an oversight, you may succeed in disarming them whether or not they have anything to contribute. Your demonstrated willingness to make concessions and weigh others' ideas may prove to be a strategy that will...

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