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Sushma
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Policies, processes and let’s make our life harder than it needs to be.
“The only true authority stems from knowledge, not from position. Knowledge engenders authority, and authority engenders respect – so if you want respect in an egoless environment, cultivate knowledge.”
I came across the above commandment on the Coding horror website which really resonated on how work is done in bigger companies. When policies that are meant to be guidelines end up being set in stone and enforced by lack of knowledge, more time ends up being spent just being frustrated and annoyed than actually accomplishing anything constructive.
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Policies, processes and let’s make our life harder than it needs to be.
“The only true authority stems from knowledge, not from position. Knowledge engenders authority, and authority engenders respect – so if you want respect in an egoless environment, cultivate knowledge.”
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I was caught by surprise at something one of my friends said to me about being caught up in the smaller things of life or letting the…
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