I’ve watched too many leaders shield themselves from task conflict. As they gain power, they tune out boat-rockers and listen to bootlickers. They become politicians, surrounding themselves with agreeable yes-men and becoming more susceptible to seduction by

sycophants. Research reveals that when their firms perform poorly, CEOs who indulge flattery and conformity become overconfident.

They stick to their existing strategic plans instead of changing course —which sets them on a collision course with failure.

We learn more from people who challenge our thought process than those who affirm our conclusions. Strong leaders engage their critics and make themselves stronger. Weak leaders silence their critics and make themselves weaker. This reaction isn’t limited to people in power. Although we might be on board with the principle, in practice we often miss out on the value of a challenge network.

In one experiment, when people were criticized rather than praised by a partner, they were over four times more likely to request

a new partner. Across a range of workplaces, when employees

received tough feedback from colleagues, their default response was to avoid those coworkers or drop them from their networks altogether—and their performance suffered over the following year.

Some organizations and occupations counter those tendencies by building challenge networks into their cultures. From time to time the Pentagon and the White House have used aptly named “murder

boards” to stir up task conflict, enlisting tough-minded committees to shoot down plans and candidates. At X, Google’s “moonshot factory,” there’s a rapid evaluation team that’s charged with rethinking proposals: members conduct independent assessments

and only advance the ones that emerge as both audacious and achievable. In science, a challenge network is often a cornerstone of the peer-review process. We submit articles anonymously, and they’re reviewed blindly by independent experts. I’ll never forget the rejection letter I once received in which one of the reviewers encouraged me to go back and read the work of Adam Grant. Dude, I am Adam Grant.

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📚هایلایت قسمت 57 کتاب Think Again

✅ Shield oneself from: To protect oneself from something, خود را محافظت کردن از

✅ Task conflict: Disagreements about the work or task itself, تعارض کاری / اختلاف نظر کاری

✅ Tune out: To ignore or stop paying attention, نادیده گرفتن / گوش ندادن

✅ Boat-rocker: A person who challenges the status quo, کسی که وضع موجود رو به هم می‌زنه / معترض

✅ Bootlicker: Someone who flatters powerful people for advantage, چاپلوس / پاچه‌خوار

✅ Yes-man: Someone who always agrees with the boss, آدم بله‌قربان‌گو

✅ Sycophant: Someone who excessively flatters powerful people, چاپلوس متملق

✅ Indulge flattery: To accept or enjoy excessive praise, غرق شدن در چاپلوسی

✅ Conformity: Behavior that follows rules or social norms, همرنگی / پیروی کورکورانه

✅ Overconfident: Too sure of oneself, بیش از حد مطمئن به خود

✅ Changing course: Altering the direction or plan, تغییر مسیر / تغییر برنامه

✅ Collision course with failure: Headed toward certain failure, در مسیر حتمی شکست

✅ Challenge our thought process: Question how we think, به چالش کشیدن طرز فکر

✅ Engage critics: Interact constructively with critics, با منتقدان درگیر شدن (سازنده)

✅ Silence critics: To shut down or ignore criticism, منتقدان را ساکت کردن / نادیده گرفتن

✅ To be on board with: To agree with or support, موافق بودن با چیزی

✅ Miss out on: Fail to take advantage of, از دست دادن فرصت

✅ Challenge network: A group that gives tough feedback, شبکه چالشی / شبکه منتقد

✅ Default response: Usual or automatic reaction, واکنش پیش‌فرض

✅ Drop someone from network: Remove from professional circle, حذف کردن کسی از شبکه ارتباطی

✅ Counter tendencies: To oppose or balance common habits, مقابله کردن با گرایش‌ها

✅ Murder board: A group assembled to critically evaluate ideas, هیئت سخت‌گیر ارزیاب

✅ Shoot down plans: To strongly reject ideas, رد کردن قاطعانه‌ی برنامه‌ها

✅ Moonshot: A highly ambitious project, پروژه بلندپروازانه

✅ Audacious: Bold and daring, جسورانه / بی‌پروا

✅ Achievable: Possible to accomplish, دست‌یافتنی

✅ Cornerstone: Essential foundation, سنگ‌بنای اصلی

✅ Peer-review process: Evaluation by experts in the same field, فرایند داوری همتا

✅ Rejection letter: Official letter saying your work was not accepted, نامه رد / عدم پذیرش