There is giant untapped potential in disagreement, especially if the disagreement is between two or more thoughtful people
Ray DalioWhen I say I believe in radical truth and radical transparency, all I mean is we take things that ordinarily people would hide, and we put them on the table, particularly mistakes, problems, and weaknesses. We put those on the table, and we look at them together. We don't hide them.
Ray DalioMore than anything else, what differentiates people who live up to their potential from those who don't is a willingness to look at themselves and others objectively
Ray DalioAs Harvard developmental psychologist Robert Kegan, who has studied Bridgewater, says, in most work places everyone is working two jobs. The first is whatever their actual job is; the second consists of managing others' impressions of them, especially by hiding weaknesses and inadequacies - which is an enormous waste of energy.
Ray Dalio