At a big company, or in a complex market, project or ecosystem - People who “get things done” have to:
1. Eliminate all discussion, information sharing or teamwork to avoid complex conversations or communication slowdowns or pushback (Try to form silos)
2. Attempt to dramatically simplify their work so it can be streamlined and done faster, perhaps by doing a very bad job or doing everything the way they want to do it
3. Continually step on political landmines or get into a lot of fights by accidentally wandering into someone else’s area through blind execution
4. Be incredibly sneaky and underhanded and opaque and do everything in a way that seems slimy
5. Have some unusually strong managerial backing to go plow ahead and run over any obstacles or objections
Startups are wonderful because there aren’t 9,000 people in the way claiming every square inch of space. At a big company, everything you do is a potential territory violation.
I used to be much, much, much more aggressive when I was younger. I just ran over everyone in my way and destroyed or avoided obstacles.
Turned my career into a giant heaping pile of wreckage. Get shit done at a large company turns out badly for your career I learned.
This is very temporary career advice. You’ll be fine if you do this at a small startup. Medium size and up, you will get zapped like cancer for doing too much of the above.
1. Eliminate all discussion, information sharing or teamwork to avoid complex conversations or communication slowdowns or pushback (Try to form silos)
2. Attempt to dramatically simplify their work so it can be streamlined and done faster, perhaps by doing a very bad job or doing everything the way they want to do it
3. Continually step on political landmines or get into a lot of fights by accidentally wandering into someone else’s area through blind execution
4. Be incredibly sneaky and underhanded and opaque and do everything in a way that seems slimy
5. Have some unusually strong managerial backing to go plow ahead and run over any obstacles or objections
Startups are wonderful because there aren’t 9,000 people in the way claiming every square inch of space. At a big company, everything you do is a potential territory violation.
I used to be much, much, much more aggressive when I was younger. I just ran over everyone in my way and destroyed or avoided obstacles.
Turned my career into a giant heaping pile of wreckage. Get shit done at a large company turns out badly for your career I learned.
This is very temporary career advice. You’ll be fine if you do this at a small startup. Medium size and up, you will get zapped like cancer for doing too much of the above.