She realized her advancement in career had nothing to do with her skill sets she thought she’d possessed. She learned this from her colleague Kumar who told her it had to with the way she listened to people.
“You have the ability to listen in a way that makes people feel included and special. I wish I could listen like you.”
Mattie disagreed. She was a terrible listener. She wasn’t even listening now. She thought she’d heard Kumar say she’d been advanced in her career. But that was not the case at all. Kumar was in fact breaking up with her and told her still wanted to remain friends.