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Wanted: people who will tell the boss what they think
16 September, 2006
Rachel Gilmore proposed a conversation called "I don't want to be HaRdly relevant", and when I talked to her afterwards I found that was a rather neat reference to the challenges she faced working in HR - human resources. Rachel finds people arriving in the workplace with a fear of failure, which means that are scared to tell their boss what they really think. They are "too scared to take that risk to be innovative, imaginative, and come up with ideas".
Wed, 2006-09-20 17:14
Only 40%
I'm surprised it was a little as this.
From my experience, the fear of failure covers many, particularly corporate, employees. The knock on effects of fearing failure, fearing a poor appraisal, fear no annual salary rise is that there is little, if any, innovation and creativity. Fear of Failure
Stuart Oliver
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Yes 40% are too scared to talk!
I agree this is a real issue.
We conducted some research to find out what work-related topics people were talking about, who with, and which conversations were most effective. The result was stunning: 4 in 10 of the highly talented workers we surveyed have an issue they want to raise with their boss but don't feel able to!
Details (and a free download summary of the research) are available via www.theCgap.com.
Question: How can we overcome the fact that (perceived) "lack of time" seems to be one of the main barriers? I think it's hard for any of us to create the right time and space for the right conversations.
Jonathan Winter
The Career Innovation Company
www.careerinnovation.com