We have been to a lot of corporate all-hands, gatherings, conferences, and un-conferences. Some of them have been incredibly well-run. Some of them have been a rolling shit-show. But holy shit what if you did this?
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There is some design work to do if we want to build new connections, and rebuild the ones we miss.
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Policy can be a tool for that care when it's built thoughtfully, and when it evolves with the needs of your people.
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We tell bosses that if they choose management as a career, every aspect of the human condition will at some point show up for someone they manage.
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The past few years we've swung wildly between utopian and dystopian visions.
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We don't need it to be all doom and gloom. But what does it mean when there's no longer space to talk about what's working and what isn't?
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For many bosses, it's clear that the more you look and talk and vibe like Elon, the more permission you'll get to be capricious and abusive and cynical.
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The bullshit is supposed to be in service of something. Ideally, say, work that you're proud of, whose impact matters to you, and which allows you to live a life you enjoy.
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If you start from the assumption that you need to make your team happy – that happiness is an input to work that you need to maximize – you reach for one set of tools. Tools that reduce stress, remove discomfort, avoid conflict. And maybe at a birthday party, or a summer camp, those would be appropriate.
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