I never grew up wanting to be a \u201cboss.\u201d It was never my desire to order, or even direct, people. But as it turned out I found myself in the leadership position of a number of groups over my working years. I was always of the opinion that if you clearly defined what was expected of someone and gave them the resources needed to accomplish it, a \u201cboss\u201d wasn\u2019t necessary.
\nBut nonetheless, I found myself being in charge of a number of programs and projects over the years. The one thing that irritated me the most were employees that attempted to convince me that they knew something they didn\u2019t or that gave me incorrect information.<\/p>\n
For some reason, it seems difficult for some people to simply say, \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d I don\u2019t know is a perfectly acceptable answer to me. No one knows everything and I\u2019d much rather hear that from someone\u00a0 than have them \u201cblow smoke\u201d or try to \u201csnow\u201d me.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m not sure why people can\u2019t just say, \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d \u2014 if they don\u2019t. Maybe it\u2019s something they should know or maybe something they wished they knew. I can\u2019t say that its a particularly nice feeling to say you don\u2019t know something, but as I said, no one knows everything and we all experience not knowing. I remember in school, the teacher asking me questions and I often had to say I didn\u2019t know. Sometimes the teacher seemed a little angry or maybe sometimes disappointed, but he\/she would have been more angry\/disappointed had I tried to make something up.
\nI don\u2019t necessarily think the words \u201cI don\u2019t know\u201d means a lack of knowledge, but some people think that using that phrase gives the impression that one is not as smart as he\u2019s led people to believe.
\nNot that it matters so much to me anymore, but I still wonder why people are reluctant to use those three words. Why? I don\u2019t know\u2026.
\n\u2014 30 \u2014<\/p>\n
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