Tag: values

Follow the leader

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Two thoughts about the Uber campaign running in the UK emphasizing driver’s rights.

  1. We have a company that leverages the way it treats its employees for an outdoor, B2C advertising campaign. That could be a first. It is a sign that customers are more considerate in their decisions, and the criteria on their radar go beyond product functionality and price.
  2. Other taxi and ride-hailing apps have missed a huge opportunity to cover this space and dominate it. They gifted Uber with time to go fight in courtrooms and come up with a strategy that is the exact opposite of what Uber execs claimed only few months ago. Following the leader has taken them off track.

Praiseworthy

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When you do something praiseworthy, you will get approval.

The feedback you get is going to make you feel good, and possibly you will set out to do some other things that will be worth the praise of your peers and audience.

Are you in it for the doing or for the approval?

That is a silly question to ask, because most likely you have mixed motives.

The question to ask, instead, is: would you do it anyway if there was no approval?

That’s how you define passion.

Own the silence

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It’s ok to be quite.

There is no rule that tells you should be taking your turn in meetings, dumping words in an email threads, using a stopwatch to measure how long has been since you have said something.

Relevance is not measured by how loud or vocal you are.

It’s ok to be quite, and it’s ok to take a break from the constant hustle of demonstrating you know.

Try any of the following to better direct your effort.

Is there anything in particular you would like my input on?

I am not familiar with the issue, so I feel I can’t contribute much.

This is a topic I would like to discuss separately.

I agree with what was discussed so far.

Silence can be valuable, once you take ownership of it.

Trajectory

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Don’t work for people you don’t want to become. (cit. Shane Parris)

Also, don’t date, don’t hang out with, don’t support people you don’t want to become. Those in our circles set the tone for the environment we live in. We have values and principles we aim to stick to, and we are better off when the people we invite on the journey aim to stick to them as well.

Find the examples, foster the relationships, and treasure the opportunities.

Those are the connections that make it all worth it.