Oh, let me ask my boss……
Are you like me at all? Would you rather hear nails on a chalkboard than this answer?
Recently, somebody who I was talking to responded with “This sounds great, let me ask my boss”
My response: “What do you need to ask your boss? If it sounds great, let’s move forward.”
Internally I was thinking: Why does this person exist in an organization if he/she cannot make decisions after being employed there for 8 years?
So, of course, this got me to thinking about how we run our organizations. Granted we all know and expect this type of response when working with/dealing with a high-context culture, but not in the US (low-context). How can US-based organizations continue to treat their people like minions?
Perhaps a new company retention strategy should read as follows: “We encourage you to grow 
through making decisions and making mistakes. Hey, mistakes happen and the majority we can get over and move on. Additionally, you will not be a peon on minion here (but I may still ask you to send in TPS reports).”
Has anybody else ever come across this? I imagine mostly in sales. Does it drive anybody else up the wall?
Perhaps I should have make this a gear grinder
