6 » ACCOUNTABILITY Finding Comfort and Courage
A ship in the harbor is safe, but that’s not what ships are built for.
JOHN A. SHEDD, Salt from My Attic
Jess Almlie is an executive adviser and powerhouse strategist in learning and development whose intelligence commands your attention. It takes effort to keep up with her work ethic and tireless curiosity. As the oldest of ten children, Jess had always felt a tremendous responsibility to be strong, to achieve, and to be the very best personally and professionally. What her well-intentioned, misinformed protector (WIMP) had been telling her for years was that she wasn’t allowed to make mistakes because other people would suffer as a result of her incompetence. She was the designated rescuer and ...
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