The no-topic-meeting-setting manager
I talked about yesterday
either
1) didn’t know
the trauma he was inflicting
on his employees
or
2) was deliberately
inflicting trauma
on his employees.
In both cases,
he would have benefited
from someone
who telling him
he was f*cking up,
someone
who would have pointed out
he was being
a sh*tty human.
We all need a truth teller,
someone we respect
and listen to
who will inform us
when we’re f*cking up.
And we ALL f*ck up
from time to time.
The truth teller is an essential part
of successful people’s teams.
We NEED to do better.
We NEED to stop making
costly mistakes.
When you find a truth teller,
protect them
from others
but mostly from yourself.
Rant into the empty sky
about their feedback later.
Shut up
and listen to them
when you’re face-to-face.
Find your truth teller.
Then protect them.