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<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="pl"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /> <title>Make it easy for others to disagree with us · Rafal Makara</title> <meta property="og:title" content=" Make it easy for others to disagree with us "> <meta property="twitter:title" content=" Make it easy for others to disagree with us "> <meta property="og:description" content=" When we speak publicly, we add _“in my opinion/context/experience”_ statements. It blocks others from disagreeing with us. Our image remains safe. At some point, this statement becomes painful to listen to. "> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary" /> <meta name="twitter:site" content="@rafalmakara" /> <meta property="og:image" content="https://rmakara.github.io/assets/20220201_header.jpg" /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://rmakara.github.io/assets/20220201_header.jpg" /> <meta name="description" content="When we speak publicly, we add “in my opinion/context/experience” statements. It blocks others from disagreeing with us. Our image remains safe. At some poin..."> <link rel="icon" href="https://rmakara.github.io//assets/favicon.ico"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" href="https://rmakara.github.io//assets/apple-touch-icon.png"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://rmakara.github.io//assets/core.css"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://rmakara.github.io//Make-it-easy-for-others-to-disagree-with-us"> <link rel="alternate" type="application/atom+xml" title="Rafal Makara" href="https://rmakara.github.io/feed.xml" /> </head> <body> <aside class="logo"> <a href="https://rmakara.github.io//"> <img src="https://avatars0.githubusercontent.com/u/1880231?v=4" class="logo-avatar"> </a> <span class="logo-prompt code">Back to Home</span> </aside> <aside> <p class="goodbye"> This blog is no longer maintained <br/><br/> Subscribe to new articles at <a href="https://www.sorryengineering.com/">https://www.sorryengineering.com/</a> </p> </aside> <p class="menu"> <br /><br /> <a href="/">EN Articles</a> | <a href="/pl">PL Articles</a> <br /> <a href="/about">About me</a> | <a href="/help">How can I help?</a> | <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafalmakara/">My LinkedIn Profile</a> </p> <div id="content"> <article> <div class="divider"></div> <div class="center"> <a class="prev" href="/Respect-the-need-of-stability">Previous article - Respect the need of stability</a> </div> <div class="divider"></div> <h1 class="title">Make it easy for others to disagree with us</h1> <div class="center"> <time class="code">2022-02-01</time> </div> <div class="divider"></div> <p>When we speak publicly, we add <em>“in my opinion/context/experience”</em> statements. It blocks others from disagreeing with us. Our image remains safe. At some point, this statement becomes painful to listen to.</p> <p>Let’s say it works for <em>“non-real-work”</em> or <em>“brainstorming”</em> or <em>“discussions”</em>. However, it provides quite a low value for <em>“decisions”</em>.</p> <p>In decision-making process, we want to make it easy for others to disagree with us.</p> <p>We want more of <em>“Given the facts … I see pros/opportunities … and cons/risks …, I make the following assumptions … I bet the best step is to …”</em>, which looks like <a href="https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/scaling-engineering-teams-via-writing-things-down-rfcs/">RFC doc (Request For Comments)</a>.</p> <p>Then, consider silence as disagreement.</p> <p>Then, we may experiment with a bet and succeed or fail.</p> </article> <div class="divider"></div> <div class="page-navigation code"> <a class="home" href="https://rmakara.github.io//" title="Back to Home">Back to Home</a> <br/><br/> <a class="next" href="/Shape-Up-Introduction">Next article: Shape Up, Introduction</a> </div> </div> <br/> <aside> <p class="goodbye"> This blog is no longer maintained <br/><br/> Subscribe to new articles at <a href="https://www.sorryengineering.com/">https://www.sorryengineering.com/</a> </p> </aside> <div class="footer"> <span class="block">© 2023 Rafal Makara</span> <span class="block"><small></> Powered by <a href="https://jekyllrb.com/">Jekyll</a> and <a href="https://github.com/heiswayi/the-plain">The Plain theme</a>.</small></span> </div> </body> <script> (function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*new Date();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','//www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js','ga'); ga('create', 'UA-92815270-1', 'auto'); ga('send', 'pageview'); </script> </html>