[before] To my future self

To my future self


The first thing a middle manager or executive must not do is 
jealousy.
If they don't accept what I say,
thinking, "Are they riding someone else's line, not mine?"
Whether it's that I dislike the question itself, or whether the conflict comes from a misunderstanding of right and wrong about my words, actions, and thoughts..
You must listen to the blunt-sounding direct talk and negative thoughts of an employee who genuinely worries about you or the company,
and you must distinguish them from the employee who fawns in front of you and says you're always right.


The second thing a middle manager or executive must not do is 
misunderstanding.
That they may be trying to leave, or holding grievances, or refusing to trust —
even if that is true,
even if it is not a misunderstanding,
you must show that you embrace and trust them, so that you can at least lead the rest of the people.


The third thing a middle manager or executive must not do is 
pettiness.
The thinking that everything is mine to begin with,
the one-sided mindset that nobody else cherishes or thinks about it as much as I do, 
the small-mindedness that only I am giving to them,
the narrow thinking that distinguishes the deserving from the undeserving, the included from the excluded, in giving


Finally, action.
Before speaking, before talking about yourself, 
show your current attitude, show your current grit, show your current actions.
What can be felt without being told is empathy,
and what can be known without being demanded is respect.


The complaints I feel these days, in a way,
may be the very worries of future employees who will hold complaints against my future self... let me think of that first.