Avoidance Rarely Feels Like Avoidance

Most workplace avoidance isn't dramatic.

It's the difficult conversation that gets pushed into next week.

And then the week after.

In this Quick Spoon, Ross explores one of the most common patterns he sees in leadership and the workplace: avoiding discomfort while convincing ourselves we're waiting for the right moment, more information or greater certainty.

The challenge?

Discomfort often grows when left unattended.

Reflection Question

What's one conversation you've been postponing?

And what's the smallest possible step you could take today?

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QS4 avoidance rarely feels like avoidance

[00:00:18] one of the most common patterns [00:00:20] I see in leadership and the workplace is avoidance. Not dramatic avoidance, but the difficult conversation that gets pushed into next week, [00:00:30] and then again to the week after.