Your ideas might be great, but do you know the best way to speak up — and when to keep quiet?
“Take my advice. I’m not using it.” Ever heard that line?
Ha, ha.
Yet we all probably know at least one person like that, the kind who loves to dispense sage wisdom and does so without inhibition. ‘Nuff said.
But give advice without thought, say Harvard Business Review writers David A. Garvin and Joshua D. Margolis, and watch the possible consequences: misunderstanding and frustration, decision gridlock, subpar solutions, frayed relationships, and thwarted personal development.
The good news: advice-giving can be a learned skill. So how do you become the sort of person people want to listen to? Here’s some wisdom, uh, advice, from professionals and laypeople who’ve weighed in on how to respond best.
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