The meeting had gone on for two hours. Eight people around the table, and exactly zero of them had changed their position since the first fifteen minutes. The debate was circular, the energy was draining, and the project — a real business opportunity with real dollars attached — was sitting t…
The meeting had gone on for two hours. Eight people around the table, and exactly zero of them had changed their position since the first fifteen minutes. The debate was circular, the energy was dr…
The meeting had gone on for two hours. Eight people around the table, and exactly zero of them had changed their position since the first fifteen minutes. The debate was circular, the energy was draining, and the project — a real business opportunity with real dollars attached — was sitting there collecting dust while everyone tried to win the argument. Finally, the senior leader in the room said what nobody else would: “I don’t need you all to agree. I need us to move.” The room went quiet. And then, slowly, something shifted. That moment stuck with me. Because it captur…
Doug Thorpe
June 2, 2026
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