June 19, 2022:
"There's talk of a coup," said the very green, very narcissistic consultant, wearing her considerable buckets of unearned self-confidence like a blinking neon sign reading, "clueless".
"Really? How will that work, exactly?"
I had to give her a lecture on the truth of organizational hierarchy. "As long as he has the confidence of the CEO and the Board, there's nothing disgruntled subordinates can do about him but vent to outsiders like you."
Later she said, equally absurdly, "I gave them all a talk. They get it. Everything will be fine."