Ask for what you want. My favorite lessons are always the ones I learn from my wife. And this one is one of the most important lessons I learned early in relation to my marriage and Writers of the Round Table (yes - the parallels are many ). When it comes to communication, he who opens his mouth about his needs gets them fulfilled. Similarly in business, the squeaky wheel gets the grease.
For some reason, as a leader, I spent years thinking that I needed to earn things the hard way. That I needed to do things in such a large way that the world would take notice and then rain its riches upon me.
I tend to be stubborn in this regard often. But that approach was not working for my company, nor was it working for my clients (and it certainly doesn't work in my marriage!).
When we have a need, the greatest thing we can do is to put it out there. Asking for help is often not something a leader likes to do, but who can come to your aid if you're unwilling to let them know of your desires?
My own needs aside, if you are a leader of your own business or other organization, I challenge you to ask yourself if there might be an area in your world that could be made a bit brighter with the posing of a simple request for help. A little asking can go a long way.
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