How to turn a “no”​ into a “yes”​ for your idea proposal

“My boss doesn’t appreciate my idea that can potentially bring a lot of value.” This is such a common complaint that at least once in our life you would raise.

But why is this happening:

“A lot of value” is an assumption.

Some of the ideas sound like million-dollar-worth, but in reality, they are not. Many brilliant ideas end up having no real customer needs, which is one to top reasons for product and start-up failures. There are moments we all feel this is such a pain point, and we have great solutions that benefit the users; after chatting with friends and families we are even more confident about it. However, this data is heavily skewed as people around us tend to have similar opinions, and they try to be supportive as well.

Even the needs and values are true, the idea may not be aligned with your team’s goal or vision. If the team wants to expand in Asia, no matter how brilliant your idea about the Canadian market is, your manager is going to turn it down, at least for now.

Some great ideas come from podcasts, books, and other resources. Those are great ideas with their own applicable conditions and the majority of the ideas need to be customized for your own team. What’s worse, sometimes, two terrific ideas are…