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When we promote problem solvers, we incentivize having problems. We fail to unite everyone towards a clear goal. Because most organizations reward problem solvers, it can seem like a better idea to let things go wrong, then fix them after. That’s how you get visibility. You run from one high-level meeting to the next, reacting to one problem after another.
It’s great to have people to solve those problems but it is better not to have them in the first place.
Solve Problems Before They Happen
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The myth of redemptive violence serves as the inner spirituality of the national security state. It provides divine legitimation for the suppression of poor people everywhere, and the extraction of wealth from the poorer nations.
The Powers That Be
Walter Wink
a dash of acclaim can be a powerful antidote to a narcissist’s insecurity. Not all displays of respect are equally effective, though. It doesn’t help to bury criticism between two compliments: [The feedback sandwich doesn’t taste as good as it looks](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/stop-serving-feedback-sandwich-adam-grant). Beginnings and ends are more likely to stick in our memories than middles, and narcissists are especially likely to ignore the criticism altogether.
__The key is to praise people in an area different from the one in which you hope to change their minds.__
Persuading the Unpersuadable
Adam Grant
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