Comments on: Breaking Rules, Good and Bad http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/ The Be Unreasonable Blog Thu, 26 Nov 2009 08:47:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Bluegrass Pundit http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-6921 Bluegrass Pundit Sat, 16 May 2009 23:41:37 +0000 http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/being-unreasonable/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/#comment-6921 I am a person who believes morality is either black or white. I don't see a lot of Grey areas. This moral relativism is much of what is wrong in this country now. I am a person who believes morality is either black or white. I don’t see a lot of Grey areas. This moral relativism is much of what is wrong in this country now.

]]> By: Karin http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-6912 Karin Wed, 13 May 2009 21:17:52 +0000 http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/being-unreasonable/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/#comment-6912 The question with "Rules" and breaking rules, is "Who made up the rule?" where did the rule come from? Is the rule, really a rule? Did the Rule come from inside or outside of you? in other words "who made up the rule, and why does it exist?" The question with “Rules” and breaking rules, is “Who made up the rule?” where did the rule come from?

Is the rule, really a rule?

Did the Rule come from inside or outside of you?

in other words “who made up the rule, and why does it exist?”

]]> By: Nathan Cheeley http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-6911 Nathan Cheeley Wed, 13 May 2009 18:43:35 +0000 http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/being-unreasonable/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/#comment-6911 "If you have people working for you, encourage them to question rules that aren’t your (business’s) goals." When I managed a multi-million dollar retail store, I used a unique approach based on this. When an associate would ask me a "grey-area" question, I would ask them what they would do about it if they had to answer it. They would inevitably give a sheepish answer and look to me for approval or disapproval, but if their answer wasn't completely awful, I still wouldn't answer them and just tell them to "take care of it if that's what they feel will work". It's amazing how innovate and accurately people work when they think they've led the charge on a decision and hold the weight of responsibility for it. Being in a leadership position and allowing people the feeling of being loosely bound by rules for structure only (not for hampering innovation) helped me make my promotion decisions as well. Leaders reveal themselves once they become self-aware with a nudge in the right direction from a good mentor (so thanks again Paul). ;) “If you have people working for you, encourage them to question rules that aren’t your (business’s) goals.”

When I managed a multi-million dollar retail store, I used a unique approach based on this. When an associate would ask me a “grey-area” question, I would ask them what they would do about it if they had to answer it. They would inevitably give a sheepish answer and look to me for approval or disapproval, but if their answer wasn’t completely awful, I still wouldn’t answer them and just tell them to “take care of it if that’s what they feel will work”. It’s amazing how innovate and accurately people work when they think they’ve led the charge on a decision and hold the weight of responsibility for it.

Being in a leadership position and allowing people the feeling of being loosely bound by rules for structure only (not for hampering innovation) helped me make my promotion decisions as well. Leaders reveal themselves once they become self-aware with a nudge in the right direction from a good mentor (so thanks again Paul). ;)

]]> By: Yvette http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-6909 Yvette Wed, 13 May 2009 13:52:29 +0000 http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/being-unreasonable/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/#comment-6909 My dear hubby lives by this rule “It is easier to apologize later than to ask for permission,” gets him in trouble all the time. Sometimes he is right and sometimes he is not!! But, when I ask why he went ahead with it -- He just quotes the rule. Great article btw, I\\\\\\\'m all for breaking the rules ;-) My dear hubby lives by this rule “It is easier to apologize later than to ask for permission,” gets him in trouble all the time. Sometimes he is right and sometimes he is not!! But, when I ask why he went ahead with it — He just quotes the rule.
Great article btw, I\\\\\\\’m all for breaking the rules ;-)

]]> By: Matthias http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-6904 Matthias Wed, 13 May 2009 13:36:12 +0000 http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/being-unreasonable/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/#comment-6904 Change is imminent and rules are temporary. The only constant is mistakes. That is why man makes rules to break them at a later stage. Change is imminent and rules are temporary. The only constant is mistakes. That is why man makes rules to break them at a later stage.

]]> By: Joe http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/leadership/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/comment-page-1/#comment-6902 Joe Wed, 13 May 2009 04:24:11 +0000 http://be-unreasonable.com/blog/being-unreasonable/both-good-rules-and-bad-rules-can-be-broken/#comment-6902 Seems like part of being a "genius" in the quote above is 1) knowing which rules are crap and are simply serving someone else's needs and 2) for those rules that really do have significance, understanding the essence of the rule or the reason behind it so you can "break the rules" but still get the job done -- and better. Seems like part of being a “genius” in the quote above is 1) knowing which rules are crap and are simply serving someone else’s needs and 2) for those rules that really do have significance, understanding the essence of the rule or the reason behind it so you can “break the rules” but still get the job done — and better.

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