So this one just in from the e-mail bag...
Ghost Writer, I authored a skills program for my employer. New management just took over and wanted it re-vamped. Now, everyone in the place (qualified or not) has put their two cents in. This last "revision" is a completely butchered form of what I originally wrote. Should I give the "new" format an honest try?
Answer:
You built something you think is fantastic, and now it's dying by consensus. In my world, we call your original work, "Breakthrough Change" and what's happening with the consensus changes is "Continuous Improvement". Some work environments can't handle radical change. While you may be able to do that personally, that group doesn't have that in them. (Give them some credit for life experience that didn't reward change.)
There are two options. A -- Let it go as is, at least you got some of the changes you wanted and live to morph it again in the future. You live to be the Continuous Improvement architect and show your "innovation" in the future (even though for you, it's like "that was so 10 years ago"). B -- You take your brilliant plan and go home. It's always an option. It's not going to change what they do, but you went out standing. There would be a third option -- show your boss the original brilliance and compare it to the "new" version. But he/she has already done that.
Sometimes option A is where we breakthrough thinkers have to compromise. We see the bigger picture -- the ah-ha moment was there for us. However, we saw it alone, so no one believes this is the bigger bang. Lesson for you -- seek consensus earlier, or don't expect support. I HATE THIS, BTW. Totally! I hate begging people to love my brilliant, beautiful baby, but it's the world of work.
The good news is -- at least some your brilliant ideas have hit the table and will see the light of day. It beats nothing. Your pride may be hurt, but the resume' instantly looks better.
Ghost Writer, I authored a skills program for my employer. New management just took over and wanted it re-vamped. Now, everyone in the place (qualified or not) has put their two cents in. This last "revision" is a completely butchered form of what I originally wrote. Should I give the "new" format an honest try?
Answer:
You built something you think is fantastic, and now it's dying by consensus. In my world, we call your original work, "Breakthrough Change" and what's happening with the consensus changes is "Continuous Improvement". Some work environments can't handle radical change. While you may be able to do that personally, that group doesn't have that in them. (Give them some credit for life experience that didn't reward change.)
There are two options. A -- Let it go as is, at least you got some of the changes you wanted and live to morph it again in the future. You live to be the Continuous Improvement architect and show your "innovation" in the future (even though for you, it's like "that was so 10 years ago"). B -- You take your brilliant plan and go home. It's always an option. It's not going to change what they do, but you went out standing. There would be a third option -- show your boss the original brilliance and compare it to the "new" version. But he/she has already done that.
Sometimes option A is where we breakthrough thinkers have to compromise. We see the bigger picture -- the ah-ha moment was there for us. However, we saw it alone, so no one believes this is the bigger bang. Lesson for you -- seek consensus earlier, or don't expect support. I HATE THIS, BTW. Totally! I hate begging people to love my brilliant, beautiful baby, but it's the world of work.
The good news is -- at least some your brilliant ideas have hit the table and will see the light of day. It beats nothing. Your pride may be hurt, but the resume' instantly looks better.
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