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Why Leaders Wait for an Outsider to Reset What Everyone Already Knows

Janet Ply, PhD
by Janet Ply, PhD
on January 06, 2026

Most leaders don’t need a fixer. They need the discipline to reset decisions before an external consultant is forced to do it for them.

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