
“My strength is the strength of ten,
Because my heart is pure.”
— Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1842
Did you ever plan a conversation in your mind, carefully mapping out your words and anticipating the response — a scene that a scriptwriter would envy — only to have the actual conversation go completely sideways?
Maybe you botched your opening or awkwardly stumbled over words after hearing a reply.
And in the end, you made the situation worse despite your sincere desire to improve it.
What happened?
You obscured your good motives with your poor execution.
Part of being a leader is making difficult decisions. Decisions that can impact the lives and livelihood of your people.
And the way you execute your decisions makes the difference between looking lik…
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