Power to the Middle

CHAPTER 6 Melding Performance and Purpose From Infrequent Evaluator to Continuous Coach

All year long, Brianna assumed she was doing a good job, even a great job. But when she went in for her year-end performance review, she discovered that her manager thought otherwise. At that point, Brianna felt blindsided.

Brianna worked in the marketing department of a biotech company that had developed a drug that cured a fatal disease. She deliberately chose a job at a scrappy startup over a large corporation because the work was so exciting and cutting edge.

Brianna loved her work, although sometimes it got pretty chaotic. Some days she almost felt dizzy as she jumped from one project and one email and one meeting to the next. But that’s just how ...