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Case 20: Good News, Bad News—Part 2 Handout (page 2)
There were only a few customers in the lobby. He went to Judy’s desk; she was
chatting with a coworker as they processed some paperwork.
Ted began: “Judy, I just opened this document back from downtown. It’s the one
you fi lled out yesterday. Unfortunately, you did it incorrectly.” He carefully contin ued,
“It’s okay that you made a mistake. It’s a long and complicated procedure. Let me
show you how to do it correctly.”
Ted proceeded to show Judy how to fi ll out the document, thinking he was help ing
her. He also considered this his way of saying, “I’m not letting yesterday’s events ...