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The author is way too enamored of "I need" or "The trash needs" constructions that are passive-aggressive. I would go nuts if my manager talked to me that way.
by therealcamino 3y ago
The author is way too enamored of "I need" or "The trash needs" constructions that are passive-aggressive. I would go nuts if my manager talked to me that way. This is all very subjective, but at a minimum be direct, and polite. There's a lot of confusion here between directness and harshness, and it's missing perspective on lots of elements of human communication.
- Paul-Craft 3y agoAgreed. I'm surprised the author didn't explore variations on "we need to..." or "the {org|team|division|company} needs to..." Those turns of phrases are more inspiring than they are commanding.
- hugh-avherald 3y ago"One of our valued younger customers had blocked up the toilets with Monster Munch. Now I need that toilet back in play. Let's approach that as a team, shall we? How can we make that happen?"
- goldenkey 3y agoI call a rapid-fire SCRUM meeting, topic: Monster Munch Lunch
- refurb 3y agoPretty much this. The challenges ahead are for the team to solve. It should be a team discussion on how to plan and divide the work up. There is always boring work involved, but posing it to the team and being straightforward “hey this isn’t the most exciting thing, but we need to get it done” usually gets a volunteer. The more empowered the team feels when work is planned out, the less pushback you tend to get.