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Congratulations—You’re in Breakdown!

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Iuttered these words to a client, and received a look of shocked surprise. How could I congratulate her for being in a situation that was intolerable and causing her great pain? As we continued to talk about it, however, her expression turned to understanding, and then finally, to joy. What could lead to that?

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Christine Wahl Clarice Scriber Beth Bloomfield

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Sinek, J. (2008). Congratulations—You’re in Breakdown!. In: Wahl, C., Scriber, C., Bloomfield, B. (eds) On Becoming a Leadership Coach. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230614314_9

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