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by bloopernova 2971 days ago
Being able to take someone aside after a meeting and tell them why they're wrong is an amazing skill.

You'll get a much better result, too. They won't be super defensive because they weren't called out in front of a dozen people.

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This reminds me of what Ben Franklin said in the John Adams mini-series.

"It's perfectly acceptable to insult someone in private. Sometimes they might even thank you for it afterwards, but when you do it in public, they tend to think you are serious."