Following Up And Following Through

After the decision-maker is identified, we need to find a ‘champion’, mostly a middle-level employee who can bring your ideas and thoughts to high-level meetings that you may not be invited to.

If the idea is small, the problem may be solved easily, but if it is a large, disruptive idea, we...

We need the person with decision making power, and that is often divided among a small group of people in high positions.

Executives having decision-making powers also look for engagement initiatives, peer support and market data before making a final decision.

Many young people working in the corporate sector have innovative, big ideas that can bring substantial change in their organizations and even in the world. The barriers they come across are equally large.

An entry-level employee had limited connections and leverage, unable to make any big ...

Navigating through all the obstacles to get your idea to the big guys isn’t a cakewalk, and patience is key here. What may help you is:

1. Careful Observation.
2. Smart Communication.
3. Active Listening.
4. Strategic decision-making.
5. Persistence.

Pitch the idea to the champion with a clear objective, purpose and a strong backing of numbers and evidence. Identify the audience and how they are going to pay attention(which is costly in today’s world) to the new-fangled idea. Focus less on theory and more on implementation.

Before pitching the idea to our champion, we need to stress-test it, creating a robust pitch that does not have holes or logic gaps.

One can gather feedback from multiple stakeholders or someone in the team which is directly impacted by the proposal.

Stakeholders may add or subtract f...