There are two kinds of workers. Those that say Yes - let's do this, yes, let's build it. And the other kind are those that say No.
Why do they say one or the other? It has to do with the perception of risk and reward.
Crazy new Yes guy says, let's do this! And the long-time No thinks, this won't make my stock options go up, and if I fail, I'll be punished by management.
It is unpleasant to be one kind and interact with the other.
Big companies tend to have an outsize appreciation of negative risk. We might look bad in the press, etc. So the general behavior tends towards consensus and risk-mitigation quite naturally, rather than risktaking. You need the right mix of both.
Why do they say one or the other? It has to do with the perception of risk and reward.
Crazy new Yes guy says, let's do this! And the long-time No thinks, this won't make my stock options go up, and if I fail, I'll be punished by management.
It is unpleasant to be one kind and interact with the other.
Big companies tend to have an outsize appreciation of negative risk. We might look bad in the press, etc. So the general behavior tends towards consensus and risk-mitigation quite naturally, rather than risktaking. You need the right mix of both.