There’s the direction of taking more responsibility and agency and accountability, not only for actions but the results from those actions. This direction requires you to ignore the status quo, do what’s right and take on discomfort instead of passing it off to someone else.
The other direction is beginning to require more work for less impact; it’s the direction of conformity, maintaining status quo and pushing off responsibility with a line like “I’m just doing my job.”
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Garth Beyer is a Certified Cicerone®, Product Marketer, owner of Garth's Brew Bar and a Madison-based freelance writer.
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