give him feedback without it feeling so personally hurtful. As we talked more, he revealed that he had never worked in a culture like this, one where real, honest feedback was freely shared but where no one constantly felt threatened. At the places where he had worked before, everyone tried to be nice, but often they weren’t honest. He was still having trouble believing that this team’s values were for real, not just lip service. What’s more, he was able to see now that some of the resistance and defensiveness he’d been expressing stemmed from his own tendency to take well-intentioned comments
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This is the kind of culture Ronuk and Christophe encouraged, and I like it. Initially I felt similar to this but learnt my ways.
Also something to discuss with Michael about. The culture and attitude of our company. The time at his dorm, I think he felt hostile.
