An argument can mean nothing. Or it can be the end of a relationship.
But one way or the other, be the first one to say I am sorry. Because that’s the only possible gateway to whatever comes next. Because that gives both the parties the chance to save their face. Because, most likely, that’s exactly how you feel.
Sorry.
A 3-step way to establish a new, healthy professional relationship.
Start with “here’s what we are dealing with”. Be thorough and fully honest. Unearth everything and establish authority by showing that you are not afraid to face facts.
Continue with “here’s what we are going to do about it”. Think in incremental steps rather than big reveals. Be detailed, put everything on a calendar, and use some system to assign responsibility.
Finish with “here’s what can go wrong”. No idea, plan, or project is flawless. And you know that many things can and will go wrong. Just put them out there, be on top of it.
July is a fantastic time to take a break, right after the first half is done.
And to be honest, it’s always a fantastic time to take a break. When you have done good work, when you have done a lot of work, when you are about to start working on something new.
This is still good advice to follow, right before the break.
If you want to change something you deeply care about, you ought to be able to love what’s good in it.
The bad is going to kill your motivation before it gets better, so it’s important to reinforce the reason why you are in it.
It’s tempting to set up a general rule to avoid a nuisance that is due to a few negative experiences. The problem is that the rule does not consider the vast majority of experiences that are positive, and therefore it ends up fixing an issue that, in most cases, is not an issue.
That’s the case of the employer setting up very rigid working hours because two people (out of tens or hundreds of employees) usually start working after lunch. What happens the next an employee is 10 minutes late? What if it’s their first time?
Overcompensating is rarely a good idea.
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