RULE TO BREAK
“If you know you’re in the right, don’t back down”
As with several of these Rules to break, there are times when this Rule holds. It’s a matter of not applying it blindly. So if you know you’re in the right over an important ethical matter of principle and values, you should indeed not back down. Suppose someone is treating another person badly and you decide to intervene – in that instance you should hold your ground. Even so, that’s better done by being calm, rational and civil. And when I say ‘better done’, I mean ‘more likely to work’.
On all other occasions, however, the fact that you’re right is less important than reaching an agreement. You may well be right that this fence belongs to you, or that you are technically senior, ...
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