"David, I saw the email," Elena started. "About the re-org. I’m worried I’m not... I don't look like a leader. I’m not good at the 'face' stuff."

He changed his Teams status to "Busy," opened the backlog, and got back to the real work. The picture would stay on the intranet, a static image of a moment in time, but the manager—the person—was dynamic, evolving, and definitely in need of another coffee.

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