Comments on: Punished for being Smart http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/2009/12/14/punished-for-being-smart/ Useful Ideas on Leadership and Business Success Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:40:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Meg Bear http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/2009/12/14/punished-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-6491 Meg Bear Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:54:54 +0000 http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/?p=366#comment-6491 Oh Patty how I wish i had this information 10 years ago. What a public service. One thing I've come to learn is that as a "stretegic" strength I had a hard time realizing that what I would see was not totally obvious to everyone. So it wasn't that I thought I was "too smart" or that others were dumb. I seriously thought that people were just being difficult about things that were totally obvious. Getting a better handle on the idea that people were not trying to be difficult but instead were just not seeing what I was seeing has helped me so much to *try* to focus on being patient. Also, it gave me a sense of just how long I need to be patient since I often missed by a large factor what that would take. I think it also has helped a lot to get older and have a broader sense of time which makes patience easier (if not easy). Great post! -Meg Oh Patty how I wish i had this information 10 years ago. What a public service.

One thing I’ve come to learn is that as a “stretegic” strength I had a hard time realizing that what I would see was not totally obvious to everyone. So it wasn’t that I thought I was “too smart” or that others were dumb. I seriously thought that people were just being difficult about things that were totally obvious.

Getting a better handle on the idea that people were not trying to be difficult but instead were just not seeing what I was seeing has helped me so much to *try* to focus on being patient. Also, it gave me a sense of just how long I need to be patient since I often missed by a large factor what that would take. I think it also has helped a lot to get older and have a broader sense of time which makes patience easier (if not easy).

Great post!

-Meg

]]> By: Dolly http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/2009/12/14/punished-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-6452 Dolly Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:30:24 +0000 http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/?p=366#comment-6452 It is quite the opposite with me. I am surrounded by smart people and they pose real challenge to my productivity and self-satisfaction. My manager is addicted to these smart people aka consultants and I get under estimated far too often.Do you have something for me? It is quite the opposite with me. I am surrounded by smart people and they pose real challenge to my productivity and self-satisfaction. My manager is addicted to these smart people aka consultants and I get under estimated far too often.Do you have something for me?

]]> By: frog02 http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/2009/12/14/punished-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-6437 frog02 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 11:34:09 +0000 http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/?p=366#comment-6437 It's all about good change mangement. It’s all about good change mangement.

]]> By: working girl http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/2009/12/14/punished-for-being-smart/comment-page-1/#comment-6432 working girl Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:45:33 +0000 http://www.azzarellogroup.com/blog/?p=366#comment-6432 Now, this is a great post, totally closing the loop on the poor smart French guy nobody would listen to. WHen you put it that way, I guess he did have a language problem. Now, this is a great post, totally closing the loop on the poor smart French guy nobody would listen to. WHen you put it that way, I guess he did have a language problem.

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