Early on in my management career, I gave what I thought was a pretty good idea to one of my direct reports. Bill LOVED the idea, and he immediately implemented it, and it made a big difference for our customers.
Shortly after implementing it, one of our customers mentioned to my manager how much she loved Bill’s idea. My manager made time to come by and congratulate my associate for the great idea, and rather than mention that I gave him the idea, Bill’s took full credit for it.
As soon as I heard Bill take credit for MY IDEA, I immediately …read more

With little fanfare, Made to Stick was re-released with updated content. It’s one of the 100 best business books of all-time, and it’s one of my favorite books of all-time. If you’d like to read a snipped from the book, I shared an excerpt earlier about how to unstick an idea, or you can check out the Made to Stick blog.
I love Made to Stick for it’s usefulness and it’s easy to understand message. When I follow the suggestions in the book about how to make SUCCESS my message, I write a better article, and I think more clearly, and …read more