Most leaders know the feeling. Something is off. A standard is slipping, a behavior keeps showing up, someone is coasting below what you know they can do. You've noticed it. You've been noticing it for a while. And you haven't said anything yet. Maybe you told yourself it was a one-off. Maybe you figured they'd course-correct on their own. Maybe you didn't want to make it a whole thing. Sometimes that's the right call. But a lot of the time it's just avoidance, and avoidance