Our procurement team has this unspoken agreement that we don't dig too hard into certain vendor relationships because we've learned that asking the wrong questions creates problems for people above us, and we've all gotten really good at doing thorough work within invisible boundaries. I know we're all uncomfortable with it but we've never actually discussed what we're not discussing, and I think that's exactly the problem.
More people experience this than they realize.
A team has collectively learned to limit their professional rigor to avoid institutional friction.
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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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