The Four-level Collusion of Mediocrity
Level 1 – Fake Niceness
Level 2 – False Revelation
Level 3 – Diluting
Level 4 – Reverting and Fading
If the damage done by breaking a collusion, or moving up a level in the model, is greater than the benefit gained, then it may be better to leave the collusion or collusion level in place.
Just because it is about you, doesn’t mean it’s personal.
Motive is everything.
The purpose is always progress but sometimes you have to take a step back to take a better step forward.