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I enjoy reading Bob Sutton’s work. He seems like a no nonsense sort of guy who is not trying to baffle you with BS. Bob was the guy who suggested the no asshole rule which I would love to see more organisations implement.
Today Bob has released a new essay on Change This suggesting some guidelines for detecting misguided management advice. Here are his 5 guidelines. Check out the essay for the detail.
- treat old ideas as if they are old ideas
- be suspicious of breakthrough ideas and studies
- what are the incentives for the people who are selling you the idea?
- are they telling you that “all the best companies” or “most of the fortune 500” do it?
- does it seem to obvious (this is a good thing)
One niggle. I’m sure Bob is aware of Chris Argyris’ book, Flawed Advice and the Management Trap: How Managers Can Know When They’re Getting Good Advice and When They’re Not yet there is no mention of it. “Treat old ideas as if they are old ideas”, hmmm.
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