Uploaded March 2017 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If there are things you need to bring up, but you don't want your boss to think you're a complainer, look to do this one thing...
Transcript:
Hi there everybody. Cameron Morrissey here and I wanted to talk to you about how to bring up issues to your boss without seeming like a complainer. We all see problems out there. That's actually one of the things that everybody is best at is seeing things that are wrong in a particular situation. But the people in the organization who are considered complainers by their boss while they think they are doing a service, and they are doing a service, they lack one very important thing and it's the key to not being considered a complainer. In fact, it flips everything around and makes you the person that people go to when they have issues. And that is you don't bring complaints and problems to your boss, you bring solutions to your boss. So, what might actually happen is you lead with the solution and not the problem. "I was thinking about doing some cross-training on how to upsell things better because our sales are really bad in that particular area." You're not bringing up the fact that the sales are bad in a particular area and what do you think we should do about it. You're bringing to them a solution first and the problem is the reason to implement the solution. In fact, it's actually best if you come up with two or three different solutions and ask for their advice on what they think you should move forward with. But, if you don't want to be considered a complainer, don't bring problems to your boss. Bring solutions to your boss. That's what you're there to do and that's what sets you apart in leadership from everybody else who's at your level in the organization. Thanks so much everybody. Have a good one.
If there are things you need to bring up, but you don't want your boss to think you're a complainer, look to do this one thing...
Transcript:
Hi there everybody. Cameron Morrissey here and I wanted to talk to you about how to bring up issues to your boss without seeming like a complainer. We all see problems out there. That's actually one of the things that everybody is best at is seeing things that are wrong in a particular situation. But the people in the organization who are considered complainers by their boss while they think they are doing a service, and they are doing a service, they lack one very important thing and it's the key to not being considered a complainer. In fact, it flips everything around and makes you the person that people go to when they have issues. And that is you don't bring complaints and problems to your boss, you bring solutions to your boss. So, what might actually happen is you lead with the solution and not the problem. "I was thinking about doing some cross-training on how to upsell things better because our sales are really bad in that particular area." You're not bringing up the fact that the sales are bad in a particular area and what do you think we should do about it. You're bringing to them a solution first and the problem is the reason to implement the solution. In fact, it's actually best if you come up with two or three different solutions and ask for their advice on what they think you should move forward with. But, if you don't want to be considered a complainer, don't bring problems to your boss. Bring solutions to your boss. That's what you're there to do and that's what sets you apart in leadership from everybody else who's at your level in the organization. Thanks so much everybody. Have a good one.
