⏳the conversation you aren’t having

I let a bad situation fester for eight months once. Eight. Months. I had a senior leader who wasn't cutting it. Everyone knew it. I knew it. Hell, he probably knew it too. But I kept telling myself stories. "Maybe it'll get better." "He's been here since the early days." "I just need to give him more time." Bullshit. All of it. I was scared of the conversation. So I avoided it. Here's what that avoidance cost me. Two good people quit because they were frustrated working under him. That's...