Making Waves

It’s Day 3, and it’s time for your daily catch-up with Patrick.

Patrick says, “I hear you’ve caused quite a bit of commotion in the team since your arrival.”

You want to explain but wait for him to finish.

“‘That’s why we hired you,’ is what I told Jason,” says Patrick with a smile.

You update Patrick on the events of yesterday, including the confrontation between Jason, yourself, and the team. You also tell him that you had a one-on-one conversation with Jason shortly afterward, and it remains unclear if Jason is supportive of what you are trying to achieve.

Nonetheless, you don’t dwell on the difficulties. Instead, you focus on the options for moving forward.

One way is to get Jason’s buy-in before proceeding with ...

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