I'm the VP of product and my counterpart in engineering has been pushing back on timelines in ways that feel passive-aggressive, and I've been responding by being more rigid about requirements. We used to collaborate well but now every conversation feels like a negotiation and we're both acting like the other person is the problem without examining our own part in this dynamic.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people have slipped into an adversarial pattern where each believes they're responding to the other's unreasonableness while being blind to their own contribution.
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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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