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Miranda Priestley isn’t the villain of The Devil Wears Prada. Emily is
Miranda is decisive, direct, and brutally clear about what excellence looks like. She doesn’t sugarcoat feedback, and she doesn’t slow down to coddle people—but she’s consistent. The standards are high, visible, and unwavering. You always know when you’ve met them and when you haven’t. Emily, on the other hand, sets Andy up to fail. She…
Part 2: Leadership Means Having the Conversation
One of the biggest shifts in my leadership came when I stopped believing that hard conversations would somehow get easier if I waited long enough. They didn’t. They got heavier. What I’ve learned is that clarity, delivered early, is one of the most respectful things a leader can offer. The longer we avoid a conversation,…
Part 1: The Post-it Breakup and What It Teaches Us About Leadership
Most of us remember the Sex and the City scene where Berger breaks up with Carrie on a Post-it note. It’s uncomfortable to watch because it hits a nerve. Avoidance dressed up as efficiency. Leadership has its own version of the Post-it breakup. I didn’t recognize it at first because I thought avoiding hard conversations…
Part 2: Learning to Have the Conversation Anyway
I used to think some people were just “good” at tough conversations. Now I know most of them just practiced. A lot. Usually after getting it wrong a few times. What changed for me was realizing that the longer I avoided a conversation, the heavier it became. Saying the thing early—before I’d built a whole…
Part 1: The Post-it Breakup at Work
Most of us remember the Sex and the City scene where Berger breaks up with Carrie on a Post-it note. Brutal. Unforgettable. And, if we’re honest, not that far off from how a lot of adults handle uncomfortable conversations. Especially at work. I didn’t always realize this because I thought avoiding hard conversations was the…