I've been thinking lately what makes our organization a cut above the rest in our corporation. Perhaps the little liberties I encourage my team to take foster and help maintain a culture of sustained productivity? Here's a list of presumably dangerous things I encourage my employees to do:
· Screw up - Try new things; learn from mistakes often and fast!
· Talk to strangers (and accept rides and lunch) - Get out there.
· Screw off - Enjoy unstructured play – it’s where ideas happen.
· Be wasteful - Buy a new tech toy and experiment.
· Play with knives - Hone skills to deal with prickly issues
· Talk to your boss with out you there - Let them handle some big issues and build their reputation and yours.
· Get lost - Explore new territory.
· Play with power tools - Try new tools to build bigger, better things; don’t be afraid – wounds will heal.
· Do NOT do their job - Expand their role and contributions.
· Be a pain in the @#!- Question things
· Piss someone off - Maintain integrity and respectfully disagree.
· Ignore the rules - Rules are good. We all like rules.
But, direction should be guided by vision and focus.
· Speed! - Be responsive. Be first.
· Play with fire - Spark and fan hot ideas!
Sure, there's risks, and chances I'll get burned. But, I'm experiencing far more benefits than draw backs. I wonder what others may have experienced.
