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Manager Part Interview
The perfectionist, caretaker, intellectualizer, pleaser — interview one
Managers are proactive protectors — the perfectionist, the caretaker, the intellectualizer, the pleaser. They run the day to prevent exiles from being touched. Interview one.
The manager (name and typical strategy)
How old does it think you are?
What is it afraid would happen without it?
Who or what is it protecting (the exile underneath)?
What does it need FROM you (Self) to trust you with the job it's been holding?
Managers are exhausted, not enemies
They've been doing this job since childhood. Their retirement plan is Self stepping in — not being fired.