Your email has been sent. You're working on a hospital floor and you think of a way that you and the other nurses can provide better patient care. Speak Up With Care Presenting an idea can be a sticky situation.
People often avoid change.
And what you're suggesting could reflect negatively on others. Speak up but be careful. Your motives are what will determine whether your idea flies. Whether your ideas will be accepted or rejected has everything to do with whether you are undertaking efforts for the benefit of your co-workers and a larger group or just yourself. N.J. Sometimes it's better for an employee to start with smaller ideas-ideas that will have less impact, says Coben, who founded Career Counselors Consortium, an organization dedicated to bringing the work of career management professionals to the public.