Always Be Ready to Walk Away
When David Markley was buying his first car, his father gave him one line: always be ready to walk away. Decades later, laid off weeks before Christmas with three kids under seven at home, that line was tested. This essay is about what desperation does to your judgment, what the appearance of it does to the other side of the table, and the discovery, made this week on a train through Alaska, that the advice is three generations old.Read the full essay and subscribe at leadingquietly.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus…
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