A half hour later, Jane, Ed, and Joe all seemed visibly calmer. The room was filled with afternoon light and the talk about power and influence cleared up many misconceptions.
Jane spoke up. “OK, now I get it, I think I was over-reacting earlier. I have a ton of ability and know that. I just thought you said I had no way to influence or help people be accountable.”
Joe spoke, “It’s actually quite the opposite. What you know must be shared and leveraged or the business will not succeed! You are a gold mine for this group; it may be that they just don’t know it yet. Yet what I am getting here, and hopefully Jane and you, Ed, are also seeing it, is that by holding people accountable, we help ensure real sponsorship is in place, ...
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