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Good morning.
This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.
Today's tip is to make friends for your ideas.
Most of the time, we are better off testing how other people connect to our ideas before we share them broadly.
It's usually not the best approach to develop an idea completely on our own and then make a grand reveal.
So people sometimes talk about socializing ideas.
That is, informally talking with people about an idea before presenting it formally.
Socializing an idea lets you gauge people's response to it.
So you can make an informed decision about whether or not to pursue it.
If nobody seems to connect with an idea, you could, perhaps, drop it.
But if an idea is well received, you can refine it based on feedback you get when you tell people about it.
Socializing an idea may also help you garner support for an idea.
People are sometimes more likely to support an idea that feels familiar.
You could see how this could play out.
Maybe you are leading the committee that is scheduling the conference for your professional association.
You could socialize your idea for the conference theme.
Do other people understand what you mean by that catchy phrase you were thinking of using?
Do other people connect with the topic?
If you ask around and people seem to get the theme, you're more likely to build support for it even before you propose it to the larger group.
If you are a nonprofit leader, you could socialize the idea of a particular person becoming chair of the board.
When you chat with key leaders about the possibility, you will hear what they are enthusiastic about and you can address any concerns.
By the time there is a vote on it, lots of people will already see her as a natural choice.
Or if you discover there is no widespread support for this person, you could pivot away without ever nominating her.
Or suppose your team is feeling stretched.
You are wondering whether you could reduce the time spent in meetings.
You could socializing the idea of going from a weekly department meeting to a monthly one.
In talking with people about this, you might find out that they think the weekly meeting creates accountability.
When they know they are meeting the next day creates momentum to reach milestones.
People may also mention appreciating that right after the team meeting, when everyone is there together, they can ask any colleague a quick question and don't need to resort to lengthy email correspondence.
You may decide that in fact you don't want to go from meeting weekly to monthly.
Instead, perhaps you socialize a new idea of putting some of the meeting content into email and meeting for a shorter amount of time.
People who love planning may sometimes be inclined to spend a lot of time in our heads to work out compelling proposals, and that can be great.
But by informally socializing an idea, making friends for it early on.
You can get a sense of whether or not others will support it.
If others' support seems unlikely, you can just let the idea go.
If others do seem supportive, you can develop the idea based on their feedback.
What's more, when some people hear about the ideas it's developing, they may feel a sense of ownership.
That way you can build buy-in before you even offer a formal proposal.
Making friends for your ideas is really a good idea all around.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
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