> In the end, good leadership is never proven by what you say about yourself. It’s proven by what people say when you’re not in the room.

> And trust me, they’re talking.

Some of the people I’ve had to railroad into things say stuff like, “well this is the first I’ve heard about it.” That’s a You Problem.

The fact that nobody is discussing this with you should tell you that you’ve been cut out of the loop for being impossible to negotiate with. It’s absence of evidence not evidence of absence.