Our engineering team of eight has someone who consistently pushes back on every decision in a way that feels more about being right than about making things better, and the rest of us have started making decisions without including them, which isn't fair but also isn't sustainable. We've created two tiers of involvement.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're avoiding conflict by creating informal hierarchies that solve the immediate problem while creating bigger ones.
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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.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.