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> Corporate "Safe spaces" are not real. Any manager is a representative of the company 24/7 and everything is on the record I have had a lot of success with kn
by Swizec 3y ago
> Corporate "Safe spaces" are not real. Any manager is a representative of the company 24/7 and everything is on the record
I have had a lot of success with knowing this, saying “Great! Let’s go” and loudly complaining about things that are fucked up to anyone who will listen.
This has opened a lot of doors and gotten me into a lot of meetings that I otherwise wouldn’t have access to. Sometimes it has enabled me to change things for the better. Other times it has helped me understand why things are fucked up and appreciate the constraints at play. Then I can drive the best improvements possible within those constraints so things are at least a little better.
Yes it takes years of building trust and a track record of successes before you can do this. Worth the investment.
- OldGuyInTheClub 3y ago> Yes it takes years of building trust and a track record of successes before you can do this. Worth the investment. I built that record. The first time I gave the candid feedback that a project manager requested in an open meeting, I was off the project the next day.
- Swizec 3y ago> in an open meeting Rule #0 about working with humans: You always let people save face. The improvement has to look like it was their idea, even if you planted the seed.
- StreetChief 3y agoI feel like this implies that for years, one must remain silent while building trust.