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I can't change the group if I am not in the group

To be in the group, don't be overaggressive. Don't fall to 202108012045 - Digging In, Don't alienate yourself from the group. Become part of it and earn your influence

This mission is stupid and so is the boss

• Instead of disagreeing outright on the one extreme or echoing your coworker on the other, try and answer in the middle: "Well, it certainly is hard to understand the mission from our perspective. Why do you think the leadership has us working on it?" (question to ask when aiming for a shallow-to- deep workload ratio cc. Rule 4 of 202107191134 - Rules of Deep Work

Related Notes

• 202108012047 - The power of relationships

  • Leadership requires relationships: good relationships with people above you, below you, and beside you in the chain of command are critical for a strong team
  • Put the onus on yourself as to why the idea doesn't make sense

  You know boss, I really want to support the plan to the best of my ability, but I'm having a hard time understanding how to execute this part of it. Can you explain why you want it done that way so I can do it right?

  Boss wants me to fill out some extra paperwork? I'll do it. Boss needs me to cover a shift someone else one the team? I've got it. Boss needs someone to clean up an administrative mess that got spilled? I'm on it. Boss has a nasty, low-reward mission that needs executing? I'm all over it. With each of these problems, I am the solution

  • Your boss expects you to complete certain tasks. So complete them. Do them on time, on budget, and with as little drama as possible. This includes doing things you might not be in 100 percent agreement with.
  • Dichotomy/counterpoint: Simply being a 202108012048 - Yes Men all the time is not good

ref: 202108012035 - Play the Long Game

Reference

reference: { Leadership, Strategies, and Tactics
page: 200
author: & Jocko Willink
bib: Willink, J. (2020). Leadership strategy and tactics: Field manual. New York: St. Martins Press.
tags: #strategy