You're a senior manager. A junior partner is pushing a bold recommendation the rest of the team thinks is under-baked. The team is demoralized. Steering committee is next week. How do you handle the partner and the team?

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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.

You're a senior manager. A junior partner is pushing a bold recommendation the rest of the team thinks is under-baked. The team is demoralized. Steering committee is next week. How do you handle the partner and the team?

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