{"id":7985,"date":"2024-06-26T04:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/john-wolperts-1-hack-for-boosting-team-morale-and-innovation\/"},"modified":"2024-06-26T04:03:04","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T08:03:04","slug":"john-wolperts-1-hack-for-boosting-team-morale-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/john-wolperts-1-hack-for-boosting-team-morale-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"John Wolpert\u2019s #1 hack for boosting team morale and innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is the story about \u201cbut.\u201d Three letters, one word\u2014and with the power to completely change the narrative of a sentence.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI love you, but\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re a wonderful person, but\u2026<\/em>\u201d \u201cThat won\u2019t work, but\u2026<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cYou probably don\u2019t like the buts<\/em>,\u201d says John Wolpert<\/strong>, the author of The Two But Rule: Turn Negative Thinking Into Positive Solutions<\/em>. \u201cBut, you should.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

In fact, he adds that if you want to have the best chance of success in anything, everything you do, you need to \u201cembrace a lot of buts<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

Two buts, to be exact. And when you learn to use this powerful technique, you can flip the script on \u201cbut<\/em>\u201d and turn it into a tool for progress.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s the Two But rule all about?<\/h2>\n

It may sound a little crass (after all, John\u2019s book is littered with innuendos to one\u2019s derriere), but the Two But rule is pretty straightforward:<\/p>\n

When someone raises an objection (first \u201cbut\u201d), they must follow it with a constructive alternative (second \u201cbut\u201d).<\/strong><\/p>\n

What this does is ensure any criticism is always paired with potential solutions. It keeps the momentum going. (It\u2019s essentially momentum thinking by another name.)<\/p>\n

You see, when we\u2019re faced with a problem, a lot of the time, we use \u201cbut\u201d to negate any possible solutions. It happens so often, one survey<\/a> found that a third surveyed felt their company didn\u2019t value their ideas. \u201cBut\u201d shuts down any motivation and keeps us from taking action.<\/p>\n

However, the Two But rule, according to John, brings in a second but. \u201cInstead of saying \u2018but\u2019 (you can\u2019t say somebody else\u2019s idea is a bad idea)<\/em>,\u201d he explains on the Mindvalley Book Club<\/strong> with Kristina M\u00e4nd-Lakhiani, the co-founder of Mindvalley, \u201cI would say, you can say \u2018but,\u2019 but you have to bring a second \u2018but.\u2019<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what it looks like:<\/p>\n