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0 pointseru3y ago0 comments

You just demonstrated that there's a good reason corporate types speak the way they do, even if it sounds phony.

What mattkevan quoted was brutally honest, but did not go over well.

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inopinatus3y ago· 2 in thread

Frankness without hostility is possible. It is a hallmark of really great leadership.

Sadly, it is also rare.

So true. That combination is rare but indeed very powerful. Combine that with the ability to pave the way forward and you got a recipe for success.

eruOP3y ago

Yes. So the safe and reproducible course of action is to use euphemisms.

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