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I actually don't know how you got to this comment from my narrative. Personally, I deeply enjoyed the ability to surface deep insights into the org and the peop
by xyzelement 4y ago
I actually don't know how you got to this comment from my narrative. Personally, I deeply enjoyed the ability to surface deep insights into the org and the people based on what superficially may have been a technical or process issue - it gave us much better leverage to continuously optimize the org in great ways.
It's kinda the opposite of "soul sucking"
- idiocrat 4y agoYes, if your client is genuinely looking for an improvement. There are bad examples also, especially in cash-rich companies, who tend to be infested by parasite managers. Those are not interested in org optimizations.
- wpietri 4y agoI'll note that he was talking about a hedge fund. It's been a long time since I worked in finance, as I don't find zero-sum games rewarding. But despite the number of assholes in the industry, they were also very focused on maximizing gains, so they could also be very thoughtful and clear-minded. I found that as long as I could explain the value to them in dollar terms, they were very effective at improvement.