Why Good Managers Propose Bad Ideas on Purpose @ALifeEngineered
Why Good Managers Propose Bad Ideas on Purpose  @ALifeEngineered
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
"I pressure test assumptions by proposing we don't do it. One job of a manager is to hold the opposite opinion and see how much they push back. With junior people, I train them to say no." 

It's not a stupid game - it's deliberate skill building.

Full episode: youtu.be/AJq-bo9tSCs
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