Thursday, March 03, 2011

Identify those who you will let manage and influence you wisely

This should be simple.  You should choose your boss and your bosses.  They should all be allowed to manage you.  Don’t fight it.  Some may be clueless idiots, but others may be extremely talented and really able to help you out.

When it comes to finding the right people for you to work with daily and repeatedly (your best friends within a project or organization), choose wisely.  Know your criteria.  Do you want them to be your friend?  Do you want them to be smarter than you?  Dumber?  Superior?  More junior?  More senior?

Whichever way you go, choose your work-friends and partners wisely.  Getting this wrong will really suck.  You can choose who these followers are and do it wisely.

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