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dafelst on Nov 11, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: How to boss without being bossy

Sure, but who is going to cut the wood and build the ship? In your first example, no one explicitly owns executing that task, which is very bad if you do want to sail the high seas.

switch007 on Nov 11, 2023 [–]

Okay, here's the rest of the story :P :

We’re going to sail on the high seas and discover new lands! Who's with me?

<loads of hands raise up>

Great! Now, what we need is some wood. How can we get some wood?

<lots of people point at the trees and eagerly grab an axe>

dafelst on Nov 11, 2023 | [–]

Improved for sure

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