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Note: This is a fictional account drawn from real situations in multiple companies — a composite of leaders who’ve faced the same challenge. The names and details are fictional, but the underlying issues are real. This could be your story, too. Now let the tale unfold.
The executive conference room at Acme Precision Systems was unusually tense. The quarterly review had already dragged past the ninety-minute mark, and everyone knew the CFO’s section on budget variances was coming. Julia Hartman, HR VP, stood in front of the group with a thick binder in front of her — and