What are my options?

Respect your stakeholders enough to give them options.

No one wants to be boxed in.

When a request comes in an immediate solution might come to mind. Resist the urge to respond with just that option. It might take some work, but spend some time thinking about three options to solve the problem.

There might be timeline options:

• I do this option in the next hour. This other option in the next week. Or this third option which will take a month.

They might be preference options

• I can do this in red, blue, or green.

They might be priority options:

• I can do this first, second, or third in relation to our other priorities.

If you want to understand your stakeholders better. And improve stakeholder satisfaction. And build trust.

Respect them by giving them options.

I can solve this problem with A, B, or C.

I’m here,

Sawyer

from ​The Data Shop