> In summary, an opportunist's career advice is: ignore OKRs, switch
> projects well before the consequences of your decisions can be
> measured, act happy and easy-going, package bad news as appeals for
> slow systemic adjustments, don't make anyone look bad, perform rituals
> with enthusiasm, grow headcount faster than baseline, let work invent
> itself, follow management fashions, avoid acute failures, believe this
> sincerely.
I hate that's it's mostly true, but it is mostly true indeed.
Unfortunately if everyone follows this to the letter the company will most likely crash. Someone's gotta stand up and be accountable for their decisions, which means also MAKING the decisions. Making decisions is dangerous. The above is the recipe for never being accountable and always being on "the cool stuff".
I hate that's it's mostly true, but it is mostly true indeed.
Unfortunately if everyone follows this to the letter the company will most likely crash. Someone's gotta stand up and be accountable for their decisions, which means also MAKING the decisions. Making decisions is dangerous. The above is the recipe for never being accountable and always being on "the cool stuff".