CHAPTER 26
It's Never “Me Versus the World”
“He's coming to our quarterly meeting!” My coaching client was clearly deeply concerned at the prospect of this mysterious intruder's invasion.
Who is?
“My boss!”
I shouldn't have been surprised, but every time a leader in the middle tells me this (and it happens all the time), I am. It didn't matter that this client was one of my best students and the quarterly meeting was just an extension of the work he was doing with his team. He had become a strong leader in the middle and embraced his power. He had been doing his weekly one-on-ones consistently for months and set clear expectations that challenged his team to deliver bigger results. His people had scrimmaged important client meetings and pitches. ...
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