http://www.thinkdesigninteract.com/business/empowering-your-team-with-yes/ Insights into Interactive Design, Business, Social Media, Websites and Marketing from Tracey Halvorsen, the Creative Director of Fastspot. Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:29:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.thinkdesigninteract.com/business/empowering-your-team-with-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 Tracey Halvorsen Tue, 20 Jul 2010 17:10:58 +0000 http://www.thinkdesigninteract.com/?p=842#comment-2454 It's worth mentioning, one of the main reasons I was frustrated and left my last job prior to starting Fastspot (10 years ago!), was my inability to say "yes". I was constantly in a position where "no" was much easier, and almost expected from my bosses. In fact, my bosses were so horrible that everyone below them tended to say "no" simply to avoid having to discuss a potential "yes" with them. There are many ways people are encouraged towards no vs. yes. It’s worth mentioning, one of the main reasons I was frustrated and left my last job prior to starting Fastspot (10 years ago!), was my inability to say “yes”. I was constantly in a position where “no” was much easier, and almost expected from my bosses. In fact, my bosses were so horrible that everyone below them tended to say “no” simply to avoid having to discuss a potential “yes” with them. There are many ways people are encouraged towards no vs. yes.

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