Jugular
Liam returned to the table and sat down next to Shay. “Okay, you need to pay attention here. I’m not going to pull any punches.”
“Have you been pulling punches? Because if that’s what you call pulling—”
Liam interrupted. “No, I haven’t. But I could’ve been bloody mean.”
“Okay,” Shay responded, with a strange mixture of confusion and trust.
“Here it is in a nutshell. You are doing the things you like to do. You aren’t doing the things your company needs you to do. And that is why your company’s performance is so far behind ours.” He paused. “You need to believe me here. I’m telling you the truth.”
Shay took it in.
“And in a few minutes, I’m going to ask you one question. I’ll need you to answer it honestly. You will have to think ...
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