Brad Watts

I can almost guarantee that you're not the only person at the company who's struggling with it. And feeling like you're stuck there, that just makes this worse because you'll probably feel very limited and disempowered, and I'm sure that that's contributing to the resentment that you feel. So here's what I would do if I were you. I think you're gonna have a hard time changing your company culture.

I can almost guarantee that you're not the only person at the company who's struggling with it. And feeling like you're stuck there, that just makes this worse because you'll probably feel very limited and disempowered, and I'm sure that that's contributing to the resentment that you feel. So here's what I would do if I were you. I think you're gonna have a hard time changing your company culture.

There's 50 people working there. That's a big operation, big-ish, right? It's not like it's an eight-person company where you can walk into the president's office or pull everyone into a huddle and be like, hey, guys, I think we can do better at communicating. Here's how we do it. but that doesn't mean you can't flag this with the higher-ups and invite them to at least consider it.

There's 50 people working there. That's a big operation, big-ish, right? It's not like it's an eight-person company where you can walk into the president's office or pull everyone into a huddle and be like, hey, guys, I think we can do better at communicating. Here's how we do it. but that doesn't mean you can't flag this with the higher-ups and invite them to at least consider it.

There's 50 people working there. That's a big operation, big-ish, right? It's not like it's an eight-person company where you can walk into the president's office or pull everyone into a huddle and be like, hey, guys, I think we can do better at communicating. Here's how we do it. but that doesn't mean you can't flag this with the higher-ups and invite them to at least consider it.

The way I would do that is, well, first of all, I'd casually talk to some of your colleagues and see if they're experiencing the same thing. Like I said, my hunch is that they are, but it's important to talk to other people to really make sure this isn't just a you thing, and also find out how they're dealing with this communication thing.

The way I would do that is, well, first of all, I'd casually talk to some of your colleagues and see if they're experiencing the same thing. Like I said, my hunch is that they are, but it's important to talk to other people to really make sure this isn't just a you thing, and also find out how they're dealing with this communication thing.

The way I would do that is, well, first of all, I'd casually talk to some of your colleagues and see if they're experiencing the same thing. Like I said, my hunch is that they are, but it's important to talk to other people to really make sure this isn't just a you thing, and also find out how they're dealing with this communication thing.

If it's impacting their jobs as much as it's impacting yours, what they might be doing differently, whether they also want things to change, because that's super valuable information. And you might pick up a few clever strategies. If you talk to them and they're like, oh my God, yes, I'm constantly confused. No one proactively gives me work. I never know what I'm supposed to be doing.

If it's impacting their jobs as much as it's impacting yours, what they might be doing differently, whether they also want things to change, because that's super valuable information. And you might pick up a few clever strategies. If you talk to them and they're like, oh my God, yes, I'm constantly confused. No one proactively gives me work. I never know what I'm supposed to be doing.

If it's impacting their jobs as much as it's impacting yours, what they might be doing differently, whether they also want things to change, because that's super valuable information. And you might pick up a few clever strategies. If you talk to them and they're like, oh my God, yes, I'm constantly confused. No one proactively gives me work. I never know what I'm supposed to be doing.

It's so stressful. That's great data. And there's a version of this where you and your colleagues all go to some of the higher ups and share your thoughts. Or you write a brief letter outlining these challenges. Or you bring them up in an all hands meeting or whatever. And you say, hey guys, a bunch of us are noticing this challenge in the office.

It's so stressful. That's great data. And there's a version of this where you and your colleagues all go to some of the higher ups and share your thoughts. Or you write a brief letter outlining these challenges. Or you bring them up in an all hands meeting or whatever. And you say, hey guys, a bunch of us are noticing this challenge in the office.

It's so stressful. That's great data. And there's a version of this where you and your colleagues all go to some of the higher ups and share your thoughts. Or you write a brief letter outlining these challenges. Or you bring them up in an all hands meeting or whatever. And you say, hey guys, a bunch of us are noticing this challenge in the office.

We want to share it with you because it's something we feel we can all work on. And if we communicated better, we'd be able to get a lot more done and do much better work in XYZ ways. That's totally fair. As long as you deliver it in a spirit of kindness, humility, genuinely wanting to contribute to the solution, whether your leaders will actually do something with that, TBD on that, I suppose.

We want to share it with you because it's something we feel we can all work on. And if we communicated better, we'd be able to get a lot more done and do much better work in XYZ ways. That's totally fair. As long as you deliver it in a spirit of kindness, humility, genuinely wanting to contribute to the solution, whether your leaders will actually do something with that, TBD on that, I suppose.

We want to share it with you because it's something we feel we can all work on. And if we communicated better, we'd be able to get a lot more done and do much better work in XYZ ways. That's totally fair. As long as you deliver it in a spirit of kindness, humility, genuinely wanting to contribute to the solution, whether your leaders will actually do something with that, TBD on that, I suppose.

And that would be another thing I'd bring up to your colleagues when you talk to them. Like, if we shared this with the higher-ups, do you think they would listen? how would they respond? Would this be helpful or would they just brush it off and then turn on us? That'll inform your strategy too.

And that would be another thing I'd bring up to your colleagues when you talk to them. Like, if we shared this with the higher-ups, do you think they would listen? how would they respond? Would this be helpful or would they just brush it off and then turn on us? That'll inform your strategy too.

And that would be another thing I'd bring up to your colleagues when you talk to them. Like, if we shared this with the higher-ups, do you think they would listen? how would they respond? Would this be helpful or would they just brush it off and then turn on us? That'll inform your strategy too.