Recommended Read: Misunderstanding Bigness
“The company is more than just the few people who run it. And the benefits the organization creates extend beyond the people in the C suite.” https://seths.blog/2024/08/misunderstanding-bigness/
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Learn the language of your business
There is, somewhat understandably, pushback against corporate speak. Agile, SCRUM Master, leader, people team etc. Usually it is because the words were devoided of their meaning or misused a lot. What is not alright is, when people try to avoid… Read More »Learn the language of your business
Recommended Listen: You Still Might Not Get It
[Jocko Podcast] DEF 01: You Still Might Not Get It #jockoPodcast https://podcastaddict.com/jocko-podcast/episode/168242165 via @PodcastAddict
Just use English
If you work in a company where there are people from different countries (meaning at least one does not speak your language), just use English in any group chats or emails. Otherwise, you exclude them. Yes, we have translator apps… Read More »Just use English
Don’t be anonymous
If you are afraid to say or write something under your own name in a free society, there can be few reasons why In the first case, it is better to be silent than to push bullshit anonymously. In the… Read More »Don’t be anonymous
Recommended Read: Jeff Bezos’ famed management rules are slowly unraveling inside Amazon. Can they survive the Andy Jassy era?
“The problem, explained a former Amazon vice president, is that the pair of new leadership principles are so radically different from the other 14 that it makes it tougher for employees to grasp the essence of the overall principles and… Read More »Recommended Read: Jeff Bezos’ famed management rules are slowly unraveling inside Amazon. Can they survive the Andy Jassy era?
Say what you mean
If you have an issue, just talk about it. It is better than the alternative – being bitter, not knowing if you are wrong or letting things as they are if you are right. Talking is part of thinking. If… Read More »Say what you mean
“My company cares more about numbers than people”
I have heard this from people working at companies where managers spend hours a week trying to help individual people prosper, even outside of work. People saying this usually cared more about their salary and benefits than the company success… Read More »“My company cares more about numbers than people”
Wired is not a police show
Or not only. It greatly depicts how organizations get crushed by incentives from management / politicians who have different goals than the organization. A politician does not want to fight crime, he wants to win elections. Wiretapping a drug dealer… Read More »Wired is not a police show