This essay hasn't gotten nearly enough love. This is stuff I live by, but I don't really have a choice. It feels like it is intertwined with innate personality. I hate the idea of putting effort into something that isn't effective, let alone something that ultimately ends up making things worse. Its painful to see the culture continuously reward people for counterproductive efforts, but not nearly as painful as the whiplash effects we're drowning in as a result of a pervasive bias towards action.
I had a commander talk about waiting to make a decision until the “last responsible moment”. Sometimes initiative is over rated.
This was one of the best leadership essays I’ve ever read. Thanks.
-Retired CW3
This essay hasn't gotten nearly enough love. This is stuff I live by, but I don't really have a choice. It feels like it is intertwined with innate personality. I hate the idea of putting effort into something that isn't effective, let alone something that ultimately ends up making things worse. Its painful to see the culture continuously reward people for counterproductive efforts, but not nearly as painful as the whiplash effects we're drowning in as a result of a pervasive bias towards action.
Whatcha gonna do PL?
Yes.
The Prussians declared that work could found for the lazy but that the greatest danger came from the energetic stupid individuals
At first glance I thought Apple doubled down on their advertising disaster and started crushing real humans
This reminds me of Cipolla’s stupidity matrix and his 5 laws of stupidity: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlo_M._Cipolla