點子有很多，但是怎樣才能獲得老闆的支持？
Most managers are always looking for good ideas. They also often have experience, know more, and are in a good position to evaluate the merits of an idea. When they reject your idea, chances are, your idea may not have been as good as you thought, or maybe you didn’t do a good job pitching it.
大多數管理者都希望下屬提出有趣的點子。他們本人通常也是經驗豐富，知識豐富，以及總能很好地鑑別點子的可行度。當他們否定了你的點子的時候，有可能是因爲你的點子並沒有你想象得那麼好，或者你沒有做好推薦它的工作。
Another reality is that most ideas are never implemented.
還有一個真實情況是，大多數的點子都不會被真正實施起來。
What can you do to ensure your ideas are heard? Managers are as different as people are different, so there’s no one way that will work for all. Knowing your manager’s style will help, so you can adapt your approach. For example, using a social styles model, a “Driver” will want you to get to the point and present the facts. With an “Amiable”, you’ll have a better chance if you’ve built a good relationship first. Analytics need to see the data, and expressives can be swayed with pizazz.
那麼你該怎麼做才能保證點子得到關注？管理者的區別如同人與人的區別，所以沒有萬能的方法。但是瞭解管理者的行事風格會大有好處，這樣你就可以調整自己的計劃。例如，利用社交風格模型來說，一個“驅使者”就會希望你直擊重點、展示證據。而跟“和藹可親”的人共事，如果你首先建立良好的人際關係，就會有更大的機會。分析者們需要看到數據，而表達者就可能被活力所動搖。
For most managers, consider the following tips:
對於大多數管理者來說，您不妨考慮以下的小提示：
1. Develop an inspiring vision of your idea. 1. 構建鼓舞人心的願景。
Describe it in a way that brings out your enthusiasm, your passion, and commitment.
以一種能夠表現個人熱情、激情和忠誠的方法來展示你的觀點。
Most people have a hard time not listening to someone that’s genuinely fired up about something.
大多數人沒有聽取別人可能真正點燃某件事情的觀點，因此吃了不少苦頭。
And if you’re not excited about it, how can you expect someone else to be interested?
那麼如果你並不爲之激動，你怎麼能期待他人感興趣呢？
2. Do your homework. 2. 做好功課。
Take the time to think it over, list the pros and cons, and come up with a plan. Check to see if it’s been thought out or tried before, and what were the results. In other words, don’t waste your manager’s time thinking out loud – do your thinking on your own time, then present a well-developed idea.
花時間好好考慮，列出優點與缺點，然後制定相應的計劃。檢查看看是否已經有人提出過或者嘗試過了，以及之前的結果如何。換而言之，不要浪費管理者的時間自言自語，而是花自己的時間去考慮，然後展示一個考慮周全的點子。
3. Test your idea with a few trusted co-workers. 3. 與幾位信任的同事測試點子的可行度。
See if it makes sense to them, ask them to be critical, and provide feedback. Listen, check for their understanding to see how well you’re explaining it. While you shouldn’t let resistance squash your enthusiasm, be prepared to accept that if five people tell you it’s ugly, it just might be ugly.
檢驗這個點子是否被同事們贊同，請他們以批判的觀點去評價，然後給予反饋。懂得傾聽，瞭解他們的理解程度如何，從而得知自己的表達程度如何。雖然你不該讓負面的評論摧毀你的熱情，但是也要做好心理準備，如果有5個人都給你差評，那麼這個點子就真的可能很糟糕。
4. Benefits. 4. 收益好處。
Here are some ideas are more likely to get your manager’s attention:
以下這些點子可能會更吸引管理者的注意：
- A way to reduce expenses
——減少費用的方法
- A way to increase revenue
——提高收益的方法
- A way to get more done with less people (improve efficiency)
——更少人完成更多事情的方法（提高效率的方法）
- A solution to a problem your manager has been trying to solve
——一個解決管理者目前嘗試解決的問題的方法
- An idea that will help your department achieve one or more of its goals
——有助部門達成一個或多個目標的點子
- An idea that will help one of your co-workers be more successful (rarely do we come up with these kind of ideas, that is, being an advocate for your peers, and not just yourself or your manager)
——助力某位同事的點子（我們很少能夠想到這樣的點子，因爲這意味着充當同事的擁護者，而不僅僅是你自己或管理者的擁護者）
5. Avoid these kinds of ideas: 5. 避免以下這些點子：
Here are a few ideas that are more likely to lose your manager’s interest in the first three minutes:
以下這些點子，可能一開始就失去了管理者的興趣：
- Something obviously self-promoting, or blatant empire building
——明顯的自我推廣或公然建立個人王國的言論
- A way to make your job easier, but at other people’s expense
——對自己工作有利、卻造成他人損失的想法
- Something that has a great potential to embarrass your manager (and you)
——很有可能使得管理者（還有你本人）難堪的想法
- Something that’s going to cost a lot of money in a tight economy
——在拮据的經濟狀況中還會造成大量經濟損失的舉措
- An idea built on the assumption that 2+2=5
——以2+2=5臆想爲基礎的想法
- Fluff
——毫無價值的想法
6. Respond appropriately. 6. 得體地給予答覆。
When you present your idea, answer your manager’s questions patiently and with respect.
在你展示點子的時候，要有耐心以及保持尊重的態度回答管理者的問題。
If you don’t know the answer, admit it, and commit to getting the answer.
如果你不知道如何回答，那麼要保證去找到答案。
7. Be flexible. 7. 保持靈活性。
If your manager starts making suggestions, then you’re there! That means he/she is starting to buy in, and taking some shared ownership. Don’t be rigid about the details – give a little, if anything just to get buy-in, and who knows, your manager’s suggestions just might improve your chances for success.
如果你的管理者開始提出個人建議，那麼你的機會就到了！那就意味着他/她開始被你說服，並想以此分享自己對這個點子的想法。不要拘泥於細節，展示一點點，如果你所說的內容有任何一點說服了管理者，並且也沒有人知道，你的管理者的建議剛好提高了點子的成功率呢。
8. Be willing to let go of the notion that the idea is “yours.” 8. 懂得捨棄“點子是你的”的想法。
The best ideas are the ones where multiple stakeholders have had a hand in shaping, and you’ve been able to build a broad base of ownership and support. Insisting that you get “credit” for “your” idea will be seen as immature and selfish. Don’t worry; enough people will become aware of your involvement, especially if you keep coming up with good ideas.
最佳的點子都是經過多個利益相關人對其加以塑造而成的，你也具備了建立廣闊的所有權和支持基礎的能力。如果你堅持自己獲得“你的”點子的“榮譽”，你只會讓人覺得不成熟和自私。但請不要擔心，有許多人都知道你的付出，特別在當你成爲“點子王”的時候。
Don’t expect your name and picture to be inscribed on the idea.
千萬別期待你的名字和照片會被記錄在點子上。
9. Decide on who else should be involved. 9. 選擇其他參與者。
Determine who the stakeholders are: who will be impacted the most, whose support do you need, and who else could contribute to refining the idea. Agree on who should talk to whom and by when.
決定利益共同者有哪些人：誰會最受影響，你最需要誰的支持，以及誰會提出完善點子的建議。確認誰應該與何人、在何時前進行交談。
10. If needed, follow-up with a more detailed, formal business case. 10. 如有需要，後續提出一個更詳細，更正式的商業案例。
Stay on it. Ideas are a dime a dozen, but execution is what separates the great from the average. This is not a “drop and run.” That is, drop your proposal or business case on your manager’s desk and sit back and wait. Step up and take personal responsibility for making sure the idea gets implemented. That’s a good way to get yourself heard the next time.
繼續爲這個點子下功夫。點子多得很，但是實施行動就是把最好的點子區別於平庸點子的篩子。這並不是一個“丟了就跑”的遊戲，而是，丟出你的策劃書或商業案例在管理者的桌面，然後坐在後面等待。向前邁出一步，負起個人責任以確保點子得到實施。那是一個能夠讓你在下次展示點子得到關注的好方法。
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