Choose to Hug New Ideas Before Killing Them

URL: https://leadershipfreak.blog/2023/09/25/choose-to-hug-new-ideas-before-killing-them/

Questions that enable you to hug new ideas:

1. That’s interesting. What are you striving to accomplish?
2. I wonder. What would be true if we went in that direction?
3. I’m just curious. What caused this idea to come up?
4. What’s important about this to you? (View Highlight)

Dangers of agreeableness:
Have a backbone. Too agreeable is dangerous.

1. Your ideas get lost.
2. Avoiding conflict is eventually destructive.
3. Express a viewpoint. You’re worthless if you always agree. (View Highlight)

7 ways to disagree in an agreeable manner:

1. Go-with before you push against as a matter of practice.
2. Be sure you understand before you demonstrate how smart you are by disagreeing.
3. Ask open questions with curiosity. Don’t use questions like bullets.
4. Develop a reputation for pulling-with when good ideas come up.
5. Soften your tone. The harder you push back the gentler you should become.
6. Don’t pout when your idea loses. Row like it was your idea in the first place.
7. Ask two questions before making one statement. (View Highlight)