You are rank and file below me, how dare you raise your voice and disagree” shouted an EVP to a manager in front of me and dozen others in one of my first jobs out of school. My first reaction was “where is popcorn when you need it” but my slow calm brain reflected on the experience and lodged “never disagree with a senior person” as the key insight. My conviction on this was strengthened when the above manager was fired in few months.
The fastest way to mediocrity
The fastest way to mediocrity
The fastest way to mediocrity
You are rank and file below me, how dare you raise your voice and disagree” shouted an EVP to a manager in front of me and dozen others in one of my first jobs out of school. My first reaction was “where is popcorn when you need it” but my slow calm brain reflected on the experience and lodged “never disagree with a senior person” as the key insight. My conviction on this was strengthened when the above manager was fired in few months.