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This is really good advice (sadly) but I will disagree/add one point:

> Optimise for political capital not what’s right.

Yes and no. Often what’s politically valuable is short term and misaligned with what the company’s values are.

Pushing back diplomatically might be the smarter thing in the mid to long term. be mindful of where the request comes from and from whom.




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