Comments on: Modern management theory, explained http://www.crazymcphee.net/x/2010/06/26/modern-management-theory-explained/ programming idiom and methodology Fri, 02 Dec 2011 04:24:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert Watkins http://www.crazymcphee.net/x/2010/06/26/modern-management-theory-explained/comment-page-1/#comment-695 Robert Watkins Fri, 25 Jun 2010 22:40:27 +0000 http://www.crazymcphee.net/x/?p=561#comment-695 Yes, it's a lovely spectrum: * being right * being wrong, but knowing it * being wrong, but not knowing it * being wrong, but not knowing it, even after it's been proven and explained to you. * being wrong, knowing it, but just being too stubborn to admit it. The last two are hard to distinguish. My favourite part of that theory is how lack-of-knowledge breeds overconfidence, which in turn helps you project the confident "can-do" attitude that inspires trust. And earns promotions. Yes, it’s a lovely spectrum:

* being right
* being wrong, but knowing it
* being wrong, but not knowing it
* being wrong, but not knowing it, even after it’s been proven and explained to you.
* being wrong, knowing it, but just being too stubborn to admit it.

The last two are hard to distinguish.

My favourite part of that theory is how lack-of-knowledge breeds overconfidence, which in turn helps you project the confident “can-do” attitude that inspires trust. And earns promotions.

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