“Hi Mary, this is Katherine. How are you?”
“I am great, thank you but… you? From your voice, you don’t sound really well.”
“That’s it. I called you to check whether you had some time for me.”
“Gladly. Let me look... this afternoon around 3 p.m.?”
“That would be perfect, thanks. See you later.”
***
When it is time, Katherine climbs upstairs to the HR Department. Mary smiles at her from behind her desk, PC off, hands on the table. Katherine is amazed at how some top executives manage to give the impression of being always available and ready to listen, while certainly, they have a hectic agenda.
“You are always on time, I was waiting for you. Do you want to continue our conversation on attitude and antifragility?” ...
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