Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
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Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
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Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#2This study is about the NHL, hardly applicable to other contexts.
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#3This study is about the NHL, hardly applicable to other contexts.
Next time you get too many story points assigned on a sprint, cross-check your manager.
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#4This study is about the NHL, hardly applicable to other contexts.
How so? The study is about leadership, decision making, and risk vs reward. Is there not demonstrable (and multiple levels of) leadership within sports teams?
I'm genuinely curious if you've participated in collegiate above sports - or at maybe even High School level. I would be very surprised if someone who played or participated seriously in sports said they didn't take away lessons about leadership and decision making.
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#5Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#6Earlier quoted context omitted.
Next time you get too many story points assigned on a sprint, cross-check your manager.
Spending some time in the box for 'snowing that hot-headed coworker' doesn't sound so bad.
Four minutes for roughing after you punch somebody in the face? Sign me up!
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#7Hard to see the negatives. Rule breakers allow you to reap the rewards while removing liability.
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#8This study is about the NHL, hardly applicable to other contexts.
How so? The study is about leadership, decision making, and risk vs reward. Is there not demonstrable (and multiple levels of) leadership within sports teams? I'm genuinely curious if you've participated in collegiate above sports - or at maybe even High School level. I would be very surprised if someone who played or participated seriously in sports said they didn't take away lessons about leadership and decision ma…
I’m sure they did take away lessons. Are those lessons applicable to the real world is the salient question.
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#9Hard to see the negatives. Rule breakers allow you to reap the rewards while removing liability.
Every supervisor ever: Look my team is just an awesome team that achieves all goals by breaking rules. I was the fearless leader to lead them.
Same supervisor when caught breaking rules: Rogue employee. Nothing to do with me. Will fire them.
Re: Supervisors often prefer rule breakers, up to a point
#10I mean… I’m a supervisor and in that position primarily because I have a good sense of when to bend or break rules. And, yes, the employees that can strategically do the same are noticed.