Max Levchin on how to disagree https://t.co/mrF9CBffxL
Requiring proof is an enemy of progress. This is why companies like Amazon use a principle of disagree and commit.
Adam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Why doesn’t thoughtful disagreement like this typically occur? Because most people are instinctively reluctant to disagree. For example, if two people go to a restaurant and one says he likes the food, the other is more likely to say “I like it too” or not say anything at all, even if that’s not true. The reluctance to disagree is the “lower-level ... See more
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Illustrated on this page is an ideal model of decision-making in a know-how business. The first stage should be free discussion, in which all points of view and all aspects of an issue are openly welcomed and debated. The greater the disagreement and controversy, the more important becomes the word free.
Andrew S. Grove • High Output Management
Shortform note: A disagreement is worth your time and attention if the dissenting opinion is specific, objective (rather than a personal attack), and focused on the future—it’s concerned about outcomes rather than something that happened in the past. Otherwise, it’s likely just an empty complaint.
Shortform • Principles
The way to get the best idea, he believed, was to get all of the opinions and ideas out in the open, on the table for the group to discuss. Air the problem honestly, and make sure people have the opportunity to provide their authentic opinions, especially if they are dissenting. If the problem or decision at hand is more functional in nature (for e
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