On occasion, even good people get fired, fall from grace, get demoted, fail to secure the top job, and lose their reputation. Bad things happen for many reasons, and highly talented people are not immune. Once out of the spotlight, the natural tendency is for others to pull back and stop talking to these leaders. Many so-called “friends” and key relationships distance themselves.
Perceptive and beneficial. Score one for the old truism: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Interesting application to leaders who have fallen out of grace.
Certainly there are some red lines. This is not advice about ignoring those. It’s amazing how easy it is for most to sacrifice relationships over mere political reasons.
Perceptive and beneficial. Score one for the old truism: A friend in need is a friend indeed. Interesting application to leaders who have fallen out of grace.
I guess it also depends on the circumstances of how they ended up there but often things go round in circles.
True human connections should be able to transcend these things. They are still the talented leader they once were.
Certainly there are some red lines. This is not advice about ignoring those. It’s amazing how easy it is for most to sacrifice relationships over mere political reasons.