Subvert from Within

re: Subvert from Within

Canadian Headhunter — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:32:46 GMT

People hate subversives. Especially when it's their work you're trying to subvert.

re: Subvert from Within

Brad — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 21:33:13 GMT

This is a fantastic guide! Everyone should have this somewhere that makes it easily reference-able.

Wow.

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HeatherLeigh — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 03:16:41 GMT

CH-I'm accountable to shareholders, not co-workers. Granted, there's a way to subvert without ticking people off, but at the end of the day, doing what's right for the customers and the company is what is more important. I'm willing to take an unpopular stand if I think it's the right thing to do.

Brad-yeah, Kathy pretty much rocks.

re: Subvert from Within

Canadian Headhunter — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 15:45:13 GMT

Ma'am. I like the boldness of your stand but if you said that in an interview you'd never get hired. You'd also be very (very) lonely at work unless you came in as the ass-kicking new boss, prepared to handle the negative feedback.

re: Subvert from Within

Paul — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 20:34:41 GMT

Subversive!? This manifesto is common sense. If you aren't creating positive user experiences, what are you doing?

It's a sorry state of affairs when doing what we are supposed to be doing is considered subversion.

re: Subvert from Within

HeatherLeigh — Fri, 30 Sep 2005 23:27:01 GMT

Paul-it might be common sense for you but many people are just complainers or lack the confidence to speak out, or they aren't partcularly engaged in their work or they get side-tracked by tactics and forget to ask themselves "why are we doing this anyway?".

If you have worked in an environment where everyone is how Kathy described, you are very fortunate. I bet that makes for some noisy meetings ; )

re: Subvert from Within

HeatherLeigh — Tue, 04 Oct 2005 02:55:21 GMT

Paul and Michael (CH)-one of you says it's common sense and one of you says it's out of line. I think that's very funny. I'm imagining the 2 of you arms wrestling right now but I don't know what you look like.

Michael-I did in fact get hired and I'm not lonely. Trust me, I wear it on my sleeve.