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1Executive whose coping behaviors are being mistaken for high performance
Context
A director of product management is described by his peers as 'relentless' and by his manager as 'the hardest working person on the leadership team.' In coaching he describes coping with pressure through working longer, taking on more, and refusing to let any deliverable fall short of excellent. These behaviors are producing results — and also producing exhaustion, increasing irritability, and a sense that he cannot stop even when the acute pressure passes. He sees these behaviors as discipline rather than coping.
How to Introduce
Frame this as a categorization exercise, not an intervention. 'We're going to sort the ways you respond to pressure into...
2Leader navigating a sustained organizational crisis who has run out of coping capacity🔒
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3 coaching scenarios with introduction language, observation guides, debrief maps, and red flags
