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Director’s Cut: Under Pressure?

Director’s Cut: Under Pressure?

Pressure creates diamonds, but you work with people, not rocks

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Nilofer Merchant
Aug 02, 2020
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Q: Last week you addressed a question from “Don’t Know”.  Her colleague was asking her to “speak up” (when she already was!) and you redirected the conversation — how he needed to change the room, not her. 

But honestly, you’re being too soft on folks. I need my people to have thicker skin.  That colleague is just trying to give constructive feedback, he…

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