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Everybody has a time constant. That's the time it takes for them to accept a new or challenging idea. Figure out your manager's time constant.

If you say, "I'm giving a public talk" (or "We should move from Azure to AWS", or "We need a better defect tracking system" or whatever), it's human nature to resist. It's new. It's change.

Entrepreneurs often have long time constants. It's necessary for them to be stubborn, and stubbornness is generally a good personality trait when doing difficult things.

So, don't expect your manager to agree right away to your new idea. Give her at least her time constant to think it over.

How do you do this? It depends on the manager's work style. If she diligently reads stuff you send her, pitch your idea in email in the middle of the afternoon, so she can think about it overnight.

If he communicates verbally, ask for some time and pitch your idea in person.

WHATEVER YOU DO, don't expect "(facepalm) Hey, you're right. Good idea!" during your pitch. It takes a while.

Now, some managers will come to you after their time constant elapses and say "I have an idea!" and recite your idea. You have to accept this.




           Now, some managers will come to you after their time constant elapses and say "I have an idea!" and recite your idea. You have to accept this.
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