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> The professional way to say "I told you so" is to not say it. The professional way to say "I told you so" is to write a post mortem. - What was the problem?
by ModernMech 5y ago
> The professional way to say "I told you so" is to not say it.
The professional way to say "I told you so" is to write a post mortem.
- What was the problem?
- What solutions were considered?
- Why was the chosen solution implemented?
- How did the chosen solution fail?
- How would have considered but discarded alternatives fared?
- What will be the choice in the future?
That's basically "I told you so" in report form. Just stick to the facts and it's not petty but helpful. Hidden under the ego stroke of "I told you so" is a lost opportunity to have taken the correct or better path when it was available. Understanding why that opportunity was lost is important for an organization.
- ErrantX 5y agoDepends on the context I think. Step one is for everyone to agree the outcome was poor (or for the client to say so, or the market, or senior leadership, etc.). Otherwise writing that report is very literally "I told you so", written to make a point. (I do think it is a related scenario where the outcome was fine but you still believe an alternative approach has value; so you then have to make a choice between accepting "my way is not the only way" and moving on or repeating your point)