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Dave Reed's avatar

It would be best if executives simply didn’t speak, right? 😏

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Mike M's avatar

75% of executive escalations I get can be summed up as an off hand comment picked up by staff and blown up to be a major issue. When addressed to the executive, they usually look baffled about what anyone was taking action.

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Am AB's avatar

Leadership feedback can be as clear as the morning fog, as for navigating through that fog... 😅

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Chris Moellering's avatar

Yup. Empowered by the mid-tier freaks who are terrified of anything disappointing the boss.

You can sub "flag officer" for "ceo" and it's the exact same way in the service.

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Ongam's avatar

Panic culture

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HYA's avatar

Oh. I got so many similar stories! 😅

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