“My logic is easy to see, but if I point out that they are wrong, it seems they cling to their ideas even stronger,” Roy’s words rang in his ears.
“When you are faced with a rather difficult problem, where the answer isn’t so obvious, have you ever kicked the can around in your head, deciding one thing, only to change your mind in the very next minute?” I asked.
Roy smiled. “Well, yes, sometimes you have to think about something and you change your mind, from one side to the other.”
“And it happens pretty easily, in your own head, to change your mind?” I added.
“Well, yes,” Roy agreed. “So, what’s your point?”
“If it is relatively easy to change our minds, why is it so difficult for your team to change their minds, when you tell them they are wrong?”
Hi Tom,
I have an idea on that one: Take that “kicking the idea around in your head” outside (of your head). Make it verbal. Involve the rest of the team. Create the solution together. Ultimately, they’ll be more invested in the solution that they helped to create! 🙂
Thanks,
Kevin
Hi Tom
I would like to kevin’s suggestion, starting with the advantages in both numbers and figures could be even better