Chapter 23. ATTACK
To Kathryn's surprise, it was JR who challenged her, and he wasn't particularly nice. "I'm sorry, but you're not going to make us wait for three weeks to find out what the other dysfunctions are, are you? Can you just tell us what they are so we can figure out what's not working and get on with it?"
Taken at face value, the comment would have been somewhat innocuous. Maybe even a compliment if it were offered in the spirit of true curiosity. But in that moment, with the tone in which it was asked, and given the usually mellow nature of the person who posed the question, it was the harshest comment thus far of the off-site.
Had Kathryn been a less secure executive, she would have been rocked by the remark. And for a moment, she ...
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