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Scenario

When collaboration becomes performative consultation

My department head and I are supposed to be collaborating on this reorganization but she keeps asking for my input and then ignoring it and I keep giving input anyway because I don't know how to name what's happening without sounding like I'm questioning her authority.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Two people are trapped in a pseudo-collaborative dynamic where one person's power makes honest feedback impossible.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Engineering — Environmental & Sustainability Engineering?”

Peri

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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