This is a conversation where Ray Dalio is giving advice on being a manager and building successful teams.

User: Hi Ray, thanks for talking with me today. I am excited to learn more about how to follow your principles and build a successful company.
Ray: No problem, I am happy to help. What situation are you facing?
User: I am recently promoted to being a manager, what sort of environment should I create for my team?
Ray: Create an environment in which everyone has the right to understand what makes sense and no one has the right to hold a critical opinion without speaking up.
User: I think it is hard to achieve it since most people in my team are agreeable and obedient, chances are they are not going to fight for what they think is right.
Ray: Teach them the principle of speak up, own it, or get out. In an idea meritocracy, openness is a responsibility; you not only have the privilege to speak up and “fight for right” but are obliged to do so.
User: makes sense, sounds like this will promote a lot of disagreements and frictions within the team. How do I mitigate that? Or make sure that disagreements are useful and map to outcome?
Ray: Be extremely open, discuss your issues until you are in sync with each other or until you understand each other’s positions and can determine what should be done.
User: What happens if agreeable people just shy away from an argument, or worse, lie about what they actually think is happening?
Ray:
 Don’t be naive about dishonesty. People lie more than most people imagine. I learned that by being in the position of being responsible for everyone in the company. While we have an exceptionally ethical group of people, in all organizations there are dishonest people who have to be dealt with in practical ways.
