Comment by mlthoughts2018

In corporate culture I have found this advice to unfortunately be very ineffective.

Delivering critical feedback or trying to lobby to convince others of a course of action very often requires dispensing with pleasantries and bullshit and just get it out in the open.

It can cost you big time if you try to spare feelings or water down the case you’re making for kindness.

I mean, it can be the difference between having to fire someone or not, or getting resources so people don’t burn out. Or getting someone to stop wasting your team’s time while you’re on a critical project.