Here's her thought for today. "I am pretty stubborn at times and do not always like to hear a different way of doing something. It has made it hard recently to adjust to the change in management in my store. The new store manager changed many things, from policies, to where certain items where kept. For the first month I was very resistant to the changes because I believed the old ways did not need to be changed. I eventually overcame my stubbornness and realized that most of the changes were good, but not before having a long month of resentment towards my new boss."
Her action steps to help overcome this deficiency were as follows: "I will try to keep an open mind when a change is being implemented or if someone is showing me a new way to do something. I will remember the many times somebody else's idea was actually a really good one! If it actually turns out to work I will tell that person either thanks or that they had a great idea/change. I will try to think about what it would feel like if every time I had an idea it was shot down. It does happen and it sometimes hurts."
Thanks anonymous. We will visit you again tomorrow.
About me: Dan Pelley is an educator specializing in management training and development programs for supervisors and other first-line managers in Connecticut (CT), Massachusetts (MA) and Rhode Island (RI). The issue recited above came from a participant in one of his supervisory management development programs.
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