And you are here why?

“ That won’t work because … ”  —  #CowboyDeveloper response to any new idea that he didn’t come up with Look at the way your interact with others on your team. 1. What happens when you don’t know something — do you ever google it first to make sure that it isn’t a “stupid” question? If the answer on StackOverflow doesn’t make sense to you, are you hesitant to bring this up? 2. What happens when you make a mistake — are you reluctant to admit it? Do you hope that it won’t be noticed, or — gods forbid — see if you can cover it up? 3. What happens when you have a suggestion — do you keep it to yourself? Are you worried about getting smacked down by the resident #TechBro? Each of the above situations involves  taking a risk , by opening yourself to possible embarrassment or worse. The worst part is that it is  so  easy for it to be “ Yes ”, and every single “ Yes ” is an immediate hit to productivity, as tasks take longer to complete, mistakes are hidden, ...

Yeah, theres plenty of literature on this - heck, most (all?) religions eventually devolve to some variations on the theme of Being Good. But that, really isn't my point here - its more about the impact of Doing The Right Thing in your professional life. In any job, there is always the inevitable urge to game the system , viz., figuring out how to not just do your job, but do it in a way that diminishes the others that you work with.  Cutthroat Capitalism seems to have become almost a mantra these days - with the implicit assumption being that the only way you can win is by having others lose. The thing is, gaming the system takes brain-power . Early on in your career, the type of tasks you get are ones that you can take care of pretty easily, while still having brain-power left over to game the system . However, as your career progresses, you'll increasingly find yourself in situations where it takes all your available brain-power to take care of your tasks - th...