Poll: Staying "Outside the Box" when Parrots Advance

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  paraprof

  04/07/08 | Report as spam

  Outside the Box-- literally

  Outside the box is for entreprenuers. Know your boss. If he is indeed an outside the box thinker, go for it. Many or not. If he is not, stay inside the box. Compromising yourself-- yes. Go outside the box literally and build a better mousetrap.

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  joesmum

  04/07/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Poll: Staying

  Perseverance furthers. Meetings with the boss are not the only forum for discussion and communication - make your ideas count by dropping them into conversation where it's going to be relevant. But...NEVER WHINE that your ideas are not accepted - just try new paths. Organisations do change,as do bosses - there'll surely be others in the organisation that might pick up on your contributions, and be willing to try new ways of looking at things. Stay focused on your principles, but keep an open mind too.
  
  However if you're only focused on getting ahead, you'll have to shut up and compromise, be a parrot and hope one day you'll be able to do things your way (pigs might fly...)

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  wendeeoh

  04/19/08 | Report as spam

  RE: Poll: Staying

  Quit or get comfortable with the reality your ideas don't matter. People don't change. You can bang your head against this wall for a few years and waste your life or find somewhere else where they pay you for your thoughts not just your fingers. I tried all the other options on your list but someone who only values his ideas won't want to hear yours regardless of the forum.