Brad is a CFO who believed that his CEO was being deceptive with an investor. Brad believed that since the projections for the project didn’t materialize as planned that the CEO was deceiving the investor.
After listening, I suspected that Brad’s CEO was a big picture person that just viewed it as a missed estimate. While Brad’s rigid outlook assumed the worst. I recommended that open communication without judgment would likely resolve the issue.
James 1:19 teaches, “My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”
When you are sure that you are right and a peer is wrong, take time to listen. You may find that your peer has a different perspective you hadn’t considered
