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My initial attitude toward that section was similar. But in the spirit of doing a charitable interpretation - in every company there are those who want to do go
by NikolaNovak 3y ago
My initial attitude toward that section was similar. But in the spirit of doing a charitable interpretation - in every company there are those who want to do good and make a change. And there are those who just want to say No to everything. Just everything. Just no. There are always ten million reasons to not do anything new and just keep being the same. And the article is suggesting that if you spend more time with those who want to change things you will adopt their attitude by osmosis. Doesn't say anything whether any given change is a good one.
If you are an alcoholic, being around people who drink a lot is not helping you. I choose to interpret that paragraph to mean you shoild be around people with attitude you want to adopt.
More broadly I see articles main point to be adopting a systemic approach. Don't think hope or try to magically make yourself "a better person who doesn't do bad things ". Rather come up with systems and methods to enforce behaviour you want in yourself.
- neilv 3y agoIMHO, charitable interpretation is for HN comments. With HBR, it might be better to see what they're pushing today, and guessing how that affects people who read it seriously. (Though it's often just filler or brand-promotion content that's innocuous, AFAICT.) If you can also salvage good ideas by considering the content at face value, that's a bonus, but don't let that compromise your critical thinking.
- karmakaze 3y agoThat's a great way to read it to get the most useful value. I find using ChatGPT to be similar in that if you add/fix the bits it's missing or gets wrong it can be a good time-saver and useful.