The people who would come back to me with a thoughtful proposal for what to do and in what order, that would be good for the business, and doable for the team, were the ones who stood out as high performers. The ones who didn’t just accept all my ideas and requests, who helped me think through the strategy and priority stood out as high performers. The ones who tried to take on all the work and do everything, resulting in everything slipping, were not so impressive. The ones who simply ignored my inputs, kept their heads down, and did not step up to the strategic thinking and debate were not
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