up doing is the company had me work with this woman.

And originally, it was to help her to be more assertive about what the so-called bully.

But as we explored it, what we discovered was that she was actually needling this person herself.

She was declining opportunities to just avoid contact.

with the person, that she had become attached to it.

And so when we really dug into it, she was able to acknowledge that there were some skills gaps that she had.

And then she was able, once she could acknowledge that directly, she was able to just take a course or two or get some support in that and fix the underperformance problem directly and stop blaming it on a fake problem of being bullied when that wasn't even really happening.

What is a practical, immediate tool they can use to channel that energy into sharp focus? And while we're on the talk of tools and how everyone can use them, can you also look or talk a little bit about how women are different to men in navigating pressure?