Not knowing how to solve a problem has no bearing whatsoever on whether I'm right that the problem is real And me being the person to identify the problem doesn't have any bearing at all on whether I'm qualified to come up with a solution if I tried
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it's wild, isn't it? so many people do this.
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It's a completely emotion-driven mindset, the bosses who say shit like this just don't like being made to feel uncomfortable and think if they don't have to look at things they don't like to see that makes them not exist
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this is the sort of thing that drives me mad about Leadership! in action movies where Leadership! means, like, calling your subordinates cowards whenever they point out very real and serious problems with your plans
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whereas in the real world, to take just one example, we can look at SHATTERED SWORD's account of the planning of the imperial japanese navy in the runup to the catastrophe at midway
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That's been the constant refrain of the administration of my work re: COVID and racial issues. "Bring us a data-driven solution or don't complain."
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Something my father said they drilled into him in the naval academy was that it’s alright to say, “I do not know, sir,” when called on, provided you follow it immediately up with “I will find out, sir,” make an earnest effort to do so, and have more information for next time.
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Any "boss" not interested in unsolved problems is not worthy of the title.
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"captain, I was down in the hold and there's a big hole in the the side of the ship" "don't come to me with problems unless -"
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“I just need numbers, if they’re wrong we can adjust them later”
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Ron Howard: "The numbers were set in stone that very second."
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