Chapter 13:Planting a New Tree

The next couple of months at SameTech1 were not easy for Ann Tabor. After she’d denied Brad the promotion, her relationship with him had turned cool and distant. He attended all required meetings but participated like a detached observer, not a team player. He did what he had to, not much more. And when the clock hit 5:00 p.m., he was out the door. Ann let it go for a while in order to allow him to grieve, but she was becoming more concerned that his performance was slipping and others were noticing as well.

She had regular contact with J.C., who asked her many pointed questions as he prodded but patiently waited for her to decide to do something. Finally, one day after a staff meeting, in which Brad had been especially ...

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