A recent video by Roman Krznaric makes a convincing case of why we should in the twenty-first century become more outrospective. His reasoning is intelligent and philosophical (click here to watch his 10-minute animated video). But I'd like for now just to look at his idea as it plays out in the practical, everyday microcosm of the workplace.

Introspection vs. Outrospection

First let's see how 20^th century-style introspection typically manifests. Becky, who describes her manager as paranoid and hypercritical, says the manager "unloaded on me for going over her head." (In my observation, Becky did in fact go over the manager's head, initiating direct email communication with her manager's manager, and not even copying the boss on the email string.)