Fixed implies stability, unchangeability, and security. {One manager could be relied upon to respond in the same way to every problem, issue, or situation. We stopped asking him for advice because his responses were predictably…
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Meeting on the Mezzanine
I couldn’t believe it when HR told me his office was on the mezzanine—a half-floor between the 2nd and 3rd—and only accessible from the north stairwell in an old industrial building that had been converted…
From Backseat to Boardroom
He had never led a committee or taken on additional responsibilities. He preferred to go with the flow, and no one had heard him speak up effectively in a meeting. He was a backseat participant…