A peer manager you like and respect has just sent you a long Slack message criticizing a decision you made in a leadership meeting. The tone is warm but the critique is sharp. You have a 1:1 with your boss tomorrow. What do you do tonight?

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Stay specific. One example, told well, beats three told fast. Make your decisions visible — what you chose between. End on what changed, for whom.

A peer manager you like and respect has just sent you a long Slack message criticizing a decision you made in a leadership meeting. The tone is warm but the critique is sharp. You have a 1:1 with your boss tomorrow. What do you do tonight?

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