Soft Skills in Engineering Leadership

Re:Soft Skills in Engineering Leadership by groby_b on Wednesday February 17, 2021 @09:28PM (#26174740)

Trust is neither warmth nor competence - trust is the assumption that our mental model of the person we trust somewhat reliably predicts how they actually act, combined with somewhat aligned values.

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Re:Soft Skills in Engineering Leadership by hyko on Thursday February 18, 2021 @12:59PM (#26183197)

I mean that when you trust someone, that can mean you either trust them not to screw up or trust them not to screw you over.

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Re:Soft Skills in Engineering Leadership by groby_b on Thursday February 18, 2021 @06:53PM (#26187549)

Yep - the first one means they're predictable, the second one means they're predictable and your values align.

(Unless you value getting screwed over, I guess ;)

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