REAL-TIME CHALLENGE EXAMPLE

Let’s imagine a scenario that might help you make the most of this exercise. Imagine that you recently discovered a surprise cost overrun on a significant project that you thought was on track and on budget. You are really upset. You’re ready to pounce on someone. You thought that appropriate measures were in place. It seems that several people weren’t communicating. Now they are blaming each other.

You stop and think about a time when you’ve been here before. Once, it was you who was in a finger-pointing dispute. You vehemently disagreed about a course of action, the situation fell apart, and suddenly you were both in the boss’s office. But you decided in that moment that blaming others wasn’t what you were all about. ...

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