![]() ![]() (An action might be as simple as sending that email.) Learn what the political undercurrents are before taking an action. Uncomfortable or sensitive conversations should be had in ephemeral contexts so they can’t be used against any party.Ĭorrollary: putting things into writing can force another party to do something. Winning the documentation race often decides what was decided in the ephemeral context, even if that’s not objectively true. Objective facts will often take a back seat to feelings and whimsy.Ĭorollary: own it when you're wrong. I've said "Wow, I fucked that right up" more times than I can remember. Use your communication medium to your advantage. If an email thread is going off the tracks, slow it down by waiting to respond. Use an ephemeral medium to discuss uncomfortable things.īeing lawful good isn't the best alignment because it'll often minimize your ability to have impact. Act between lawful good through chaotic neutral, provided your long-term motives are aligned with those of your client. Impact trumps intentions and being a "good person" - whatever that means to you. The ends do justify the means provided you're not committing crimes against humanity, and the time to positive outcome is short enough for the people around you to connect it back to that not-nice thing you had to do. Understand how the work you do aligns with value to your customers and clients. Know the leverage you have at any moment in time. Use it sparingly.Ĭredibility is a bank account. When you start somewhere new, you have the equivalent of the $100 "new account" bonus in your account. It's up to you to grow the balance or spend it. Instead of direct political conflict, see if you can change the win conditions and avoid the fight entirely. One of "my" senior developers (in a team of 5) transferred to neighboring team and we got a new hire to replace him. That didn't work out, mostly because the new hire had some personal issues and exemplified the worst caricatures of a "Millennial at work". ![]() Maybe I'm just getting older, but my experience with recent college grads feels increasingly bimodal. ![]()
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