October, 2009 In this session, my client recalls that there were clues along the way indicating that she was “out of sync” with her leadership, and her company. She is grappling with why she chose to ignore the signs. JFM: After years in the corporate world I treasure the time between Christmas and New Year, a rare stretch of quiet time in which I slow down enough to catch up with myself. I recall that last Christmas I was sitting by the fire and I thought, “I need to speak to the board, to be honest about the fact that this situation is an untenable one.” I imagined the dialogue going something like this: “There are things I need to tell you. At the end of this conversation you may decide I’m not the right person for the job. And if this happens, we can talk about next steps.”