Management

Summary: Giving direct advice is often resented and may undermine personal achievement, suggesting a more subtle approach like asking open-ended questions or guiding discovery is preferable. This method encourages autonomy and ensures individuals take ownership of their successes, making it a valuable strategy in both management and consulting contexts. Most people resent getting advice, so…

You may have heard that Google recently released a generative AI service called Gemini, and that it’s comically stupid. The people who programmed Gemini were apparently so worried about so-called diversity, equity, and inclusion that they made the most racist, absurd self-parody anybody could have imagined. It’s absolutely astonishing. I’m not going to go into…