Well, please don't go by the numbers , grab the meaning. Any new ideas will face somewhat similar objections or hurdles. ( In any area )
1) I have never heard of this !!!!! ( Thats why it must be done )
2) We do things this way only. ( When will u innovate )
3) New ideas will not work in this environment ,,,,, ( Let it
be experimented )
4) Do u have proven case study??????? ( Why cant u become
means of this be a case study? )
5) I know this better since I am doing it for years now @@@@@ ( Will doing things in new ways harm or change is for better )
6) Customers don't care , they are just interested in low price. ( Do u have data to justify so )
7) We cant afford to connect customers in an online media initiative. Their unity is not in our interest. ( Well most large brands are doing so and reaping benefits, call is yrs )
8) We work with consultants having experience in our industry. ( New ideas need new unconditioned brains )
9) Brand means nothing more than logo, stationery , uniform and sign boards. ( Its mere 8% of the same )
10) Last word in customer care is CRM. ( Its the basic survival tool, do we not go beyond mere survival efforts ??? )
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20998) We are market leader , we make huge profits, we are almost in monopoly condition. ( Check last 10 years business stories, business situation (position) , changes every 3 years - likes of Tatas, GEs , Toyotas, Googles , Facebooks and Microsofts are threatened by new incubates )
I might have missed many dos and donts in between but I am sure readers will exceed my last number.
Someone has quoted "Success Immortalises the way things are done." Its not difficult to learn new things but challenge is to de-learn what is already learned. Daily most of us confront with many new ideas but our mental conditionng blocks many and most of them to touch the reality.
If u r in a deciding position whether to implement new idea or not, let experiment with new ideas, allow the person coming with an idea to make it happen, be willing to make him successful, have open and broad mind, have innovation and ideas brain storm a regular feature of the company.
I always wonder why best companies to work for or customer experience surveys are not even read by rest of the companies. No copy , no inspiration, no innovation and no change. ( caution before u change : certain companies don't need to change at all and yet they survive successfully for generations !!!! )