Starting important or uncomfortable conversations with "they" is cowardly, and the ones reporting to you will question your ability to have their back when the situation is reversed.

在进行重要的、不舒服的谈话时，总是用“他们”开头，是懦弱的表现，在形势逆转时，你的下属会对你提供支持的能力产生质疑。

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And since the debt is owed in dollars, there is never any question that we have the ability to repay since we are allowed to issue brand new ones at any time.

FORBES: Suicide by Sequestration