How to Tell Whether You’re Being Evaluated, Ignored, Managed Around, or Watching an Executive Team Slowly Lose Control There’s a moment in almost every senior leadership process where the communication pattern changes. At first, everything moves fast. Calls get returned quickly. Meetings happen with urgency. Executives lean in. Ideas get discussed openly. You’re told things like: “We need someone exactly like this.” “You’re seeing problems others haven’t.” “This is the direct