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The Judge is Always Right

February, 3 2015 by Nathanael Yellis

In our latest episode of Own Your Platform, Isaiah and I talked about the aphorism the judge is always right.

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In competitive debate, the judge is the person who decides the winner of each debate round. Thus in the world of debate, considering the judge's verdict as correct is a necessity. (Assuming you were right and the judge wrong leads to a really warped perspective on reality, as the judge actually decides if you were right.)

In the first half of the episode, we discuss what that means for debaters. (Hint: humility and a willingness to learn.) And then we pivot to discussing how we can adopt that attitude in workplace communications. And Isaiah gives us his view of how to retain employees.
Nathanael Yellis
Nathanael Yellis

Nathanael Yellis is a solution architect at HubSpot. He started his HubSpot career as a consultant on the professional services team in 2017. Prior to that, he led a client services team for a marketing agency and worked as a non-profit marketer and technology leader in Washington, DC. He holds an MBA from the Acton School of Business, is from Maine, and lives on the North Shore of Massachusetts.