I'm the VP of Engineering and my team has started coming to me individually with concerns about each other instead of talking directly and I realize I've been enabling this by listening and trying to fix things behind the scenes. We're all smart people but we've created this weird dynamic where I'm the emotional middleman and everyone knows it's happening.
More people experience this than they realize.
A leader has inadvertently become a communication bottleneck, preventing direct resolution while enabling indirect complaint.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
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