Colleagues see you as cutthroat when in fact you’re the opposite. Let them believe what they want. It allows you to be secretly charitable.
Stick with what’s in motion because you can always modify it later. To change tacks now would only undercut the momentum you’ve been building.
Bring matters to a head, but stop short of forcing the issue. The fact you could have but decided not to sends a powerful message.
Defending your record isn’t as important as showing you’re still reliable. This gets people to rethink their criticisms.
Continue to let an opponent feel like they can do no wrong. Their overconfidence is your best secret weapon.
Just about everything you do for the rest of the Spring will turn out well. Even unexpected missteps lead in the right direction.
