Constructive challenge
Discover the constructive way to tell someone they don’t have a clue.
When the least informed person ploughs ahead regardless, someone has to challenge their plans. When you do, you’re immediately cast as a killjoy.
Leaving them to get on with it would be disastrous, but you can’t barge in and say so. So you tiptoe around the issue, hoping they’ll get your gist. They don’t. Instead of wasting time, challenge them constructively and get the best outcome with minimum conflict.
This Live action tests how constructive you really are when it comes to challenging those in charge.
Example scenarios
A colleague with a technical background has suggested upgrades to a project that’s well overdue. In your eyes the changes are a lot of hassle for very little value. How do you challenge your colleague’s suggestion without undermining their expertise?
Plans for a new tariff are well underway and you’ve only just been involved. The marketing materials are ready, senior leadership back the initiative and you’re under pressure to press go. Unfortunately they haven’t considered the legal implications and now you have to put the breaks on.
You helped your boss out with an idea for a new marketing campaign and now they’ve taken all the credit. How do you challenge them to get the recognition you deserve?