Wrapped up
There’s the system, and then there’s the seventeen ways around the system.
Most times, assuming the system is fit for purpose and makes sense in the first…
The singly most effective ways of getting things done is to be specific.
When you need something, ask for it. Whether it’s time with your boss, a new component, your team to go the extra mile, a raise. We know this. (Of course, there’s a whole other thing about how to ask.)
The problem is … most of us would rather be invited. We sit over here, waiting/hoping/whining/shining, gagging for someone to notice that we need something, and that they’ll just walk over and give it to us. And that might happen. Absolutely. But it’s a low percentage bet.
It’s not that people don’t want to help. It’s that they’re so wrapped up in what they’re up to themselves that they have no space to think about your needs too.
So work out what you need and who can help. Then ask.
Skippy strategy: Be more open. Ask.
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