6Stay Focused and FlexibleWhat to Do When Others Get Sidetracked, Scream, or Sulk
I am a man of fixed and unbending principles, the first of which is to be flexible at all times.
—SENATOR EVERETT DIRKSEN
Up to this point we’ve created a map showing how to master an accountability conversation. It’s intended to describe key principles and skills, not fixed roads laid down on an unmovable terrain. This means that the principles and skills have to be woven into a workable script on the spot, as the conversation unfolds.
This on-the-spot creativity calls for an enormous amount of flexibility. After we describe the gap, we have to diagnose what’s happening. Are people failing to come through because of a motivation problem, or is it ability? Otherwise, ...
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