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I didn't mean it as an excuse, but as a way to explain and understand the problem. I'm not even considering whether he had "good intentions" or not. I have no w
by whatever_dude 10y ago
I didn't mean it as an excuse, but as a way to explain and understand the problem. I'm not even considering whether he had "good intentions" or not. I have no way of judging that.
Understanding is the first step on fixing it and preventing it in the future. Pointing fingers at someone as if they're the root and the single cause of the problem might feel good, but it's too easy an explanation.
In your case of an asshole CEO and an ignorant CEO, I wouldn't prefer either. Both are just as bad. But the ignorant CEO just never learned empathy and might be able to become a better human; the purposely asshole CEO is irreparably broken.
- hashkb 10y agoYou wrote that he was probably more ignorant than ill-intentioned. That implies good intentions or no intentions. The intentional asshole makes good decisions for the company, think Bill Gates in the 90s. These days he's shown that that was business, now with the Foundation he's choosing to not be that guy. TK does not appear capable of a change like that.
- neom 10y agoI think being an asshole and being demanding can also get really misconstrued, lots of people who have worked for me think I'm demanding, probably annoying, and sometimes an ass, however I'd like to believe they would also say they have grown because they were pushed, and I don't think they would say I'm unkind, or a jerk, or hurtful. I don't believe that's what is going on with TK.
- whatever_dude 10y agoSomeone can still be massively ignorant while still having bad intentions.