the journal

Being relied on feels like a compliment until it becomes the reason no one else tries.

A correction becomes an insult when someone reframes their error as your failure.

Potential tells you where they could go, not where they are. Expertise tells you what they do best. Character tells you if you'd enjoy lunch with them.

There's a difference between being informed and being included. Finding out last when you should have been consulted first is a very specific kind of disrespect.