Dajia Picks

The core of managing up is keeping your boss informed that things are under control. What we call "giving certainty" means avoiding uncertainty, which is synonymous with risk. When a person becomes a risk themselves, the outcome is predictable.

In other words, look three steps ahead, but take one step at a time.

You spend a very short amount of time choosing a major, then an entire lifetime trying to overcome the regret of having picked the wrong one.

You spend a very short amount of time deciding to marry someone, then an entire lifetime dealing with the endless storms that marriage itself brings.

When someone isn’t particularly talented, people tend to compliment their looks; and if their looks are average too, they’re left to praise the person’s kindness and sincerity.