Here’s the thing about having people feel involved: they don’t have to actually do anything if they don’t want.
What people desire is that they’ve been considered, acknowledged, appreciated, valued.
If you’re planning an event, ask them for ideas.
If you’ve got tough decisions to make, ask them their opinion on the right choice.
If there’s an idea you want to chase, ask them for feedback.
Regardless of what you act on after involving them, there is one guarantee: they’ll be more okay with it if you involved them from the git-go than if you didn’t.
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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