The business phrasebook: A short guide to what your colleagues mean

economist.com

24 points·prostoalex··9 comments

> “We are a platform business”

> Ostensible meaning: We provide an ecosystem in which others can interact Actual meaning: Let’s pretend we are a tech firm and see what happens to our valuation (see also: “as a service”, “network effects” and “flywheels”)

That's funny and kind of true.

https://archive.ph/jXrzI

Seems the article is from a couple of weeks ago.

"radical candor" sounds like something I would run and hide from. But I'm speaking from a place of complete ignorance.

Anyone have any real-world experience with this particular approach?

I read the book awhile ago and practice it extensively in my personal and work life.

Being up front and honest about what you want, including what you don’t want, is an incredible force multiplier.

Some people can’t handle it and that’s ok with me. It just means we likely won’t work together effectively. I view it as a matter of maturity, we’re all adults here.

I don’t pander and I make that clear up front. Almost everyone respects and responds positively.

that makes it sound interesting - thought it was more about critiquing others more directly ..

See, I thought it meant those in favor/power can say what they want and others have to be really careful how and who they talk about.

yeah that's not far from what I was thinking.

I first heard the phrase from this book and it now has management training firms to teach the philosophy:

https://www.amazon.com/Radical-Candor-Kim-Scott/dp/B01KTIEFE...

It is a position of a person with nothing to lose.

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