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The more charitable reading is that either you do have agency over how you got to where you are and how you can get out of it, in which case it is better to foc

by ls612 3y ago

The more charitable reading is that either you do have agency over how you got to where you are and how you can get out of it, in which case it is better to focus on believing what you do matters, or you don't, in which case it doesn't matter either way. That is why it's better to have a mindset of "I can change my situaion for the better" instead of "Life sucks I'm a victim".

hotsauceror 3y ago
If one person on a team consistently does poor quality work, and the others do not, I do not see the utility in blaming the high performing team members for not doing more to prevent the poor performer from making a mess, or in convincing them that the fault is theirs and that they should look inward to better understand what they did wrong. Each person is carrying their own part of the total load. That person has a duty of care, and is not exercising it. It's not about agency or helplessness.
- jodrellblank 3y ago
  > "I do not see the utility in blaming the high performing team members for not doing more to prevent the poor performer from making a mess" The non-technical manager isn't able to do more to prevent it. Nor is the busy technical manager. The poor performer either isn't able or willing. There's no Superman coming to rescue you. You are the person on the planet who cares the most about the poor performer's effect on your life, and you know the quote about "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". The utility of "blame" is questionable, but the choice is only do you consider yourself a victim of the poor performer with nothing you can do and have the same situation happen again and again, or do you recognise that you are in a position to act and prevent it? (If you want, you can then blame your choice not to act, when the situation predictably recurs, I guess). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AUY-v1nsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AUY-v1nsE - "We are going to have to act, if we want to live in a different world"

by ls612 3y ago

hotsauceror 3y ago

If one person on a team consistently does poor quality work, and the others do not, I do not see the utility in blaming the high performing team members for not doing more to prevent the poor performer from making a mess, or in convincing them that the fault is theirs and that they should look inward to better understand what they did wrong. Each person is carrying their own part of the total load. That person has a duty of care, and is not exercising it. It's not about agency or helplessness.

jodrellblank 3y ago
> "I do not see the utility in blaming the high performing team members for not doing more to prevent the poor performer from making a mess" The non-technical manager isn't able to do more to prevent it. Nor is the busy technical manager. The poor performer either isn't able or willing. There's no Superman coming to rescue you. You are the person on the planet who cares the most about the poor performer's effect on your life, and you know the quote about "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". The utility of "blame" is questionable, but the choice is only do you consider yourself a victim of the poor performer with nothing you can do and have the same situation happen again and again, or do you recognise that you are in a position to act and prevent it? (If you want, you can then blame your choice not to act, when the situation predictably recurs, I guess). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AUY-v1nsE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4AUY-v1nsE - "We are going to have to act, if we want to live in a different world"