Nobody wants to follow a pessimist

(Similar: “Pessimists sound smart. Optimists make money.”)

I enjoyed this post about “the theatre of work”, especially this part:

So here’s a little guide to avoiding bullshit:

[… lots of great advice …]

These are all ways to avoid bullshitting – but unfortunately there’s one simple way to avoid bullshit – by being critical.

It’s far easier to retreat to the critical, negative position and say why things won’t or can’t work. Except… this is a mistake.

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The next post in the series goes on to talk about embracing the strengths first, and the fact that “if you want to work with an organization for a long time and make a difference, people need to like having you around.”