Instead of shutting them down with this horrible saying, empower people to solve problems. Pull together teams of peers to suggest solutions. Promote open dialogue where people feel comfortable bringing a problem forward. Make sure everyone on the team— regardless of their position—feels the freedom to share what they see and are experiencing.
That’s part of serving on a healthy team. And it will make the entire organization better.
(In fairness, if there is truly a culture of empowerment at every level within the organization—where everyone feels safe to offer suggestions for improvement—then I have far less of a problem with this statement.)
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