| As a manager of a business, non-profit or agency you | | | | something I have not considered in any of it, most |
| need to make sure you do not come across as | | | | often there is not and thus you move on. Yet when |
| arrogant to your employees or team. This is often | | | | this happens enough perhaps it is best to turn off the |
| hard if you are dealing with folks who have not | | | | noise and search out your own knowledge as your |
| thought thru their comments, questions or are so new | | | | time is better spent finding the new than rehashing old |
| that they ask ridiculous questions. I use to have a rule | | | | thoughts, already considered with so little else added. |
| that was; Ask three then me. In other words ask a | | | | Think of this as the law of diminishing returns if you will. |
| co-worker or two, your next in-line manager and if you | | | | So in fact the person of lots of wisdom and |
| could not get an answer or they did not know the | | | | knowledge may often appear to be arrogant, but really |
| answer then as me and that makes three. This had | | | | they are being smart to maximize time. As a member |
| worked for me. | | | | of the management of a company you need to be |
| I must say that people are always giving me advice | | | | approachable but you must also manage your time |
| and yet I dissect their comments to see if there is | | | | without appearing arrogant. Consider this in 2006. |