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I don't know if it is the writing style or something else, but this comes across to me as being written by someone who has difficulty empathizing with their emp
by pcrh 13y ago
I don't know if it is the writing style or something else, but this comes across to me as being written by someone who has difficulty empathizing with their employees.
After all, the opposite of the advice presented would be to ignore the ambitions of your most important employees, underpay them, and never speak to them.
The fact that not doing the foregoing is seen as a novel insight is not encouraging.
- nikatwork 13y agoSadly this kind of "don't be an asshole" common sense is insanely rare in management. I would love to work for the author. I've worked in so many places where the management vibe was "how can we squeeze more blood out of the talent" and not "how can we support the talent to make awesome things."
- blueskin_ 13y agoAgreed. I read management-oriented things from time to time to get an idea of the mentality, and it's very, very split between the two kinds of 'advice': common sense, and exploitation.
- andrewflnr 13y agoNo one thinks that these are bad things to do, but it's easy to forget to do them in the midst of all the other responsibilities of running a company. I think the article's insight is that the things it talks about are really important and you need to find time for them.
- pcrh 13y agoYou may be right, after all, the author is describing some ways to avoid alienating one's employees. Nevertheless, I have always been somewhat confused by the distinction many people (and with no particular reference to the author of the article) make between the ethics that one expects between individuals in everyday life and in the workplace.