The Four Most Powerful Words

Business and organization activities and efforts are filled with words, some words are filled with power
and clarity and others are ripe with weakness and confusion. Words are used every day that give direction, correction, encouragement, and on and on. Some people use a few words to make a point and others use far to many. There are four words that just so happen to be as powerful if not more powerful that any other words when they are combined.

"I have an idea"!

Every day we are tasked with getting the job done satisfactorily and hopefully on time. The demands of our responsibilities often consume the majority of our energy leaving little time for "creative and new" thinking. Companies that encourage ideas from everyone on the team will discover that many of the best idea come not from the top, but from team-members further down the organizational chart. Management does need to decide which ideas are going to get resources and which are not, but no one has an exclusive corner on new creative ideas. There are countless stories of businesses that experienced dramatic improvements as a result of implementing ideas that originated from those dedicated individuals working closest to the process. There are some ideas that will prove to be better than others based on the need to change and the resources required to implement the idea, but there are not many really bad ideas. Some ideas are simply better than others. Take a bold step and submit new and creative ideas to those in your organization that are responsible for improving the outcomes. You will hopefully find someone willing to consider your ideas and give you feedback on the merits of the creative-thinking. However, if the idea does not get the reception you expected, don't be discouraged. Keep thinking of ideas and submitting ideas and be assured that sooner or later someone will notice. Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.