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It sounds like you were trying to be too nice and were trying to appease both sides; that’s a losing proposition. You are working with adults, and adults should
by vincentmarle 5y ago
It sounds like you were trying to be too nice and were trying to appease both sides; that’s a losing proposition. You are working with adults, and adults should be able to handle bad news (if handled properly), and a good manager should be able to bring the bad news but at the same time give enough context so that everyone understands.
- brightball 5y agoMaybe. It was my first time being full time management only. Balanced it effectively for the better part of 3 years. There were a lot of unique challenges (in the non-exaggerated sense) and learning experiences in that job.
- sciprojguy 5y agoIn a perfect world you would be right, but spend some time with a bunch of clueless executives who don't know how clueless they are (or are trying to pretend they do have a clue) and you'll realize there's no amount of context that will help them realize why there's bad news.