Someone on my team wanted the promotion and didn't get it, and I still haven't told them. I see them in the hallway and my throat tightens, and I find a reason to be somewhere else. They deserve to hear it from me, honestly, but I keep letting the silence do the telling.
More people experience this than they realize.
Someone deserves to hear from you why they were passed over, and you keep avoiding it.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.