Alicia assembled the team. I was invited to sit in and ask a few questions. Her two project leaders had been squabbling about the pace of the project, but it appeared to be more of a power struggle than a project issue.

I had Alicia announce the purpose of the meeting in an email invitation so everyone knew the subject area. No one would be blindsided walking into the meeting.

Agenda. Leadership Issues related to the Phoenix Project. The purpose of this meeting is to resolve the project delays caused by the project leadership.

“I hope this doesn’t open a bag of worms,” Alicia confided before we entered the room.

“If it does, then the bag needed to be opened,” I replied. –TF