09-01-2011, 10:20 PM
So it sounds as though your co-workers (and I assume you're all equal players in the organization) aren't receptive to your suggestions for how they could improve their work?
Giving unsolicited advice is always tricky and sometimes not recommended. Particularly if you're not the boss. Do you ask first if the person wants to hear your opinion before you deliver it? Might be best to first get buy-in from the team, and communicate that you'd like to share your ideas on how all of you can produce an even better product. Be sure and let them know that you want to hear their suggestions too, and that you value them. If you're coming from the perspective that your way of doing things is just better, that might not fly.
Always start with a compliment. You said you don't want people to fake it, but a large percent of the process of people getting along, especially at work, is faking it.
Giving unsolicited advice is always tricky and sometimes not recommended. Particularly if you're not the boss. Do you ask first if the person wants to hear your opinion before you deliver it? Might be best to first get buy-in from the team, and communicate that you'd like to share your ideas on how all of you can produce an even better product. Be sure and let them know that you want to hear their suggestions too, and that you value them. If you're coming from the perspective that your way of doing things is just better, that might not fly.
Always start with a compliment. You said you don't want people to fake it, but a large percent of the process of people getting along, especially at work, is faking it.