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“Ben” Maxi shifted in her chair, feeling slightly uncomfortable
She wasn’t sure if it was because Ben was singing her praises in front of Ryan Or because she had never made a bold move for an executive position Had been thrust into it, instead
She didn’t lack ambition There’d been other factors at play A major one only Staci knew about
“I’e of awe in his voice, “that you’ve proven to be the lifeblood of this company as much as Staci has”
“I had to get my feet beneath me, Ben I was still in school when Staci launched corporate operations I couldn’t even decide on a major, much less what I wanted to do with the rest of my life”
She was supposed to have another calling, according to her parents…but their choice of career hadn’t exactly called to her
Ben pulled a document from his folder and slid it across the table to Ryan “She proposed o, when I was director of Shipping I ran with her ideas, and ere successful in the iave full credit to Maxi, but…” He shrugged Turned his gaze on Maxi “She didn’t take ownership of the concept I had to prove to Staci that Maxi was the mastermind behind our streamlined process”
Maxi gave a slight shake of her head “Shipping’s not ht and shared it with Ben”
Ryan scanned the sheet of paper and nodded encouragingly Then he glanced up, his eyes locking with Maxi’s “Another brilliant conjecture One that apparently panned out in reality”
“In spades,” Ben agreed with hirateful for the help Under the current circuressive tactics useful once again”
“I think we should focus on Ryan’s earlier presentation,” she told the the attention from herself
The three launched into a discussion of how Ryan’s projections would positively alter the back-stock depletion Ben’s director andfor their tardiness and explaining that they’d spent all ame plans based on Ryan’s data, which had apparently spawned numerous ideas
Theran over by half an hour but yielded excellent results Maxi ushered Ryan off to another of her s, this time with Facilities The rest of her afternoon was filled, and she took Ryan around the building to all of the pos She successfully led each one, and her top brass dedicated themselves to action items and forward movement
She found it encouraging that rather than acting as though her new director had stepped on everyone’s toes, all of the executives had found so inspirational within his stats and docu deeper in their respective departlobal problem
The lastwas held in Maxi’s office, and when it concluded at six thirty, she was exhausted Avril had ordered in dinner for the s Ryan had strategically made amends with the execs froht from Maxi’s shoulders