Here I am once again surrounded by a different perspective, ever happened to you? I was in Europe a month or so back with a group from our sales organization. We were combining European input with our U.S. perspective, and the results are a dynamic list of out-of-the-box thinking mixed with real life solutions. It's a refreshing change of pace and an important part of our own growth to look at another ideas or solutions building a different dimension to what we do every day!

　　Rather than the safe bet, doing what you know or have done in the past, have you ever considered another perspective?
　　Asking Questions

　　The dialog that's generated can be thought provoking and it reminds me to ask you this: Rather than the safe bet, doing what you know or have done in the past, have you ever considered another perspective? Ask your self these questions:
　　When was the last time you asked a person from another department to listen to a meeting you conduct and give feedback? What do they find you have in common, but also what are they doing differently? Is information and knowledge shared better or more effectively? Are communications in one department better than in another?

　　When was the last time you collectively asked for opinions and then asked everyone to comment on them --before you do? Remember, there is no reason to beat up other's ideas, because they all may have value. A friend of mine who worked in a mar-comm firm told me once about their creative process where all the ideas and opinions on a new project were thrown out in what they called "ideation sessions." Then each one was evaluated by the group, without egos being attached to any of them. He said it took new people some time to get used to, but the company often won awards for the resulting programs and campaigns which were really shared efforts.

　　How about "another country" view? Maybe a sister organization can listen to your meeting/training sessions. No one really has a corner on the market for new ideas and approaches. And I find that it's easy to think the usual way of doing something is the best because "we've always done it that way."  But of course that's not always the case, and someone else from a different culture might just have a fresh perspective that is worth considering. Let them listen in! And tell you what they think. They may just pick up some new ideas, too.

　　Have yo

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