In this case, I would point blank ask if my style is not consistent with what they are looking for in a leader and, if this is the case, what I could do to be more effective in my current and future roles.

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It is hard to say how board members justify the lack of action, but in my own case, if I felt the board was functioning well enough, I would pass over the issue in silence rather than cause unpleasant feelings.

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If not, I remind them of my email address in case they want to follow up.

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In any case, if they really have figured things out they will not appreciate my letting the cat out of the bag, so please pretend you never read this.

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Leszczynski would like it if people with the ability and the motivation to critically evaluate studies in their discipline (in my case, epidemiology) were silenced.

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Even if I am trading in a downward market, I still am going to be trading, in my case, bulling and bearish at the same time.

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