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Insight
Dearing: Delivering hard management choices does not require being abrasive
“The decision you're taking can be a difficult and inherently negative one, but the wrapper, the container that you put it in doesn't have to be barbed wire covered with dog poop.”
Michael Dearing Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 4:52 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Insight
Dearing: Continuously cultivate career options to avoid being trapped
“It would be about Cultivating those options while you go so that you are never stuck. You never want to be stuck realizing, okay, I work for the wrong person. She or he treats me like garbage. I don't have other options. I have to start cold start cultivating …”
Michael Dearing Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 6:47 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Disclosure
Dearing: Use automated email filters to erase toxic people from your inbox
“Now I use it on other people and I have a robust filter system in my email.”
Michael Dearing Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 25:07 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
Insight
Dearing: Managers can reduce friction by briefly explaining peculiar demands
“And so I think a shock absorber for managers is when you know that it sounds like what you're saying might be a little unreasonable. Just give a two sentence explanation for the context.”
Michael Dearing Jan 2, 2019 ▶ 26:43 a16z Podcast | The Asshole Survival Guide
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