Work Culture
Ref:
- Airmason Culture Books
- 996
- Touching fish
- http://thecontextofthings.com/2016/04/13/process-improvement/
Office Politic:
- https://medium.com/the-post-grad-survival-guide/9-rules-you-need-to-know-to-survive-in-the-corporate-world-4793ca946451
- https://medium.com/management-matters/managing-up-even-when-your-boss-is-delusional-f923dbe74cd7
- https://tedbauer2003.medium.com/the-tiers-of-work-and-life-4e76f442ec77
- flunkies, who serve to make their superiors feel important, e.g., receptionists, administrative assistants, door attendants, makers of websites whose sites neglect ease of use and speed for looks.
- goons, who act to harm or deceive others on behalf of their employer, e.g., lobbyists, corporate lawyers, telemarketers, public relations specialists, community managers
- duct tapers, who temporarily fix problems that could be fixed permanently, e.g., programmers repairing bloated code, airline desk staff who calm passengers whose bags do not arrive
- box tickers, who create the appearance that something useful is being done when it is not, e.g., survey administrators, in-house magazine journalists, corporate compliance officers, quality service manager
- taskmasters, who manage—or create extra work for—those who do not need it, e.g., middle management, leadership professionals[2][1]
Safe To Fail Environment
- Do we encourage this “safe to fail” environment in our team?
- Do we as a leader regularly giving and receiving feedback?
- Do I create an environment where my team can give any feedback to me?
- If someone in my team makes mistakes, as a leader what do I do?
- As a leader, if I made mistakes, what did I do?