Lot’s of people say that “honesty” is the key to a good relationship. This is false. You introduce me to a guy who is “honest” in his relationship, and I’ll introduce you to his crying, insecure wife. And vice versa – I don’t want my wife to tell me how she would love to bang my…
Author: Duncan Zaves
Rule 13: A Pro keeps their friends close and their enemies off their projects
A Pro would rather fight and fail with people they respect than succeed with people they don’t. If only life was that simple. I have plenty of strategies to keep good people with you and bad people away… but sooner or later you’ll need to make the best of a bad situation. This is when…
Rule 12: A Pro doesn’t talk to Human Resources
“Human Resources” Please reflect on that term for a moment. I’m willing to bet $1000 dollars you don’t think of yourself as a resource who happens to be human. You know, as compared to non-human resources like computers, electricity, staplers… In fact, I bet another $1000 that if I asked the next person I see…
Rule 11: If a Pro has to wonder “Should I say this?” the answer is obviously “No”
And now for the dumbest sentence I’ve typed yet: Conversations only have two actions – Listening and Speaking. Of the two, listening is 0% risky. Depending on the conversation topic, speaking can range from 1% to 100% risky. So if you have to err to one side or the other, always err to listening. Speaking…
Rule 10: A Pro treats all levels of the organization with the same respect
I never met Steve Jobs and I probably wouldn’t notice Zuckerberg if he was killing a goat next to me, but word on the street is they were/are total fucking pricks. Musk is openly an asshole. Bezos is calculated to earn over $300 a second, 24 hours a day – but wouldn’t give his warehouse workers healthcare and adequate bathroom…