A quick, almost drive by note: I’ve noticed when I’m critical of an idea, people think that it means I’m not engaged in making the work a success when it’s precisely the opposite. Being critical is often overlooked as a form of engagement – like an upset user that people just want to dismiss. It baffles me. Engagement is more complex than just positivity. Beyond that, I will be the first to work hard to prove myself wrong. I wholeheartedly embrace disagreeing and committing. After all, I love fighting what can feel like an uphill battle and having at least some idea of what future challenges lie ahead to face head on.
A note for all: silence is my form of disengagement. Never mistake my questions or my critical thoughts as being lumped into that category. On my end, I promise to work as hard as I can to bring solutions any time a problem comes to mind.
Without people (colleagues) who are critical, the end result is often not fully explored and a dumb-group solution is the result. Well done for stepping forward with your thoughts on this matter.
Thank you 🙂 I shall persist and hope folks begin to see I challenge because I care.
>Being critical is often overlooked as a form of engagementÂ
This is so true. It’s practically engagement by definition. I didn’t think about it like this till now, and yet it makes so much sense!