There comes a time in your job, career, when you need say “enough is enough”. Rather than agreeing with everyone full well knowing that it’s the wrong thing to do you draw a line in the sand and say “no !”. It takes courage but most of all it takes a person who knows that agreeing with people in meetings all the time is NOT the right thing to do for your customers, shareholders or other employees.
When you work in an environment of integrity and trust you should always respectfully challenge other people’s thinking. When we all agree with each other out of politeness, we are doing ourselves and our brand a disservice. Ideas should be tested, debated and challenged so that every possible perspective is considered. As long as an argument is grounded in objective fact and it’s delivered constructively and simply as possible, being the contrarian can be the most important role in an organization.
This of course does not mean that you disrupt your organization or company what it does mean is that there comes a time when you need to stand your ground if you really believe in what you are trying to accomplish. I have seen some really great marketing initiatives watered down to ineffectiveness because of the vested interest of people in meetings. These are people who feel that they have to exert their power at every turn, usually to compensate for a managerial or business weakness.
The reality is that too many people are afraid to speak up. They are afraid of bad reviews or worse in an economy where jobs are not easy to come by but ask yourself this; Is it really worth it to swallow your pride, ambition and what you know to be right to keep a job ? If you answered yes than this post is not for you but if you answered no then remember only you can change the present for a better future.
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