Let’s say Jane has a moderate PQ of 70 but John has a low PQ of 30. The question is, who would tune into whom during an interaction between the two? Would they meet in the middle and each exhibit a PQ of 50? Would Jane lift John up to 60, or would John drag Jane way down to very low PQ behavior? There are two factors that help determine the answer. One is the relative status and power of each individual. If Jane is John’s boss, he’s more likely to be pulled up by her rather than she is to be dragged down by him. Another factor is what I call the “radius of the vortex.” This is analogous to a
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