With teammates, we do well to talk through issues of what we can trust each other to do and what we can’t—and then to help each other rise to higher capabilities over time. It is OK to talk openly about what we really think we, or someone else, is able to pull off and deliver. You can say that, if both of you know that you are “for” each other. Is your team specific about their fears about each other’s capacity? Can you have enough trust to say “I am not sure that falls into your strengths, Terry. Let’s talk about how that is going to work.” And does Terry have enough trust to know that your
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Kristin
