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An Honest Answer
I mulled Frank’s question over for hours. Was I willing to change? I thought I was, but the mere fact that Frank assigned so much value to the answer made me hesitant.
What would I be asked to change? Change the way I lead? That could mean lots of things, but Frank had specifically said that I might have to part company with folks who worked for me, maybe even friends. Could I do that?
All told, I only had six direct reports: Phil, my controller; Hank, my engineering director; Gus, my operations director; Flo, my HR director; ...
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