Ethan Evans

So I actually teach people any time they start thinking about what someone else should do.

they should step back and say, okay, how am I going to make sure that happens?

Or what can I do if they don't?

Because as soon as I get into what should happen, which is what you mentioned, I'm waiting for someone else to do this right thing that I don't control.

I think a good boss is consistent and transparent.

They're clear about how they're judging or what they expect.

And then they stick to it even when things get tough.

So you will hear some bosses who say things like, I want you to push.

I want you to take risks.

But then something goes wrong and they're like, oh, I didn't mean that risk.

And they throw you under the bus.

That's terrible.

That's a bad boss.

The good bosses are like, hey,

OK, I told you to do this.

It didn't work out, but we'll clean it up together.

So I think consistency and transparency, good inconsistency is brutal because you just don't.

It makes you hesitant, right?

It makes you unwilling to take a risk because you're not sure what ground you're on.

I'd rather have hard standards I disagree with.