Reconcile Before the Review
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Reconcile before the review = if a colleague still has something against me, I go address it before the quarterly review, the launch demo, or the reorg meeting.
Process doesn't heal a broken trust link. The person who knows there's a breach moves first - a short call, an owned apology, a specific repair - then we talk OKRs. Same order as Reconciliation Before Worship, minus the religious frame: relationship before ritual performance.
Example
I had a solid deck for our quarterly review but my teammate was still cold from something I said in last month's retro. I booked fifteen minutes with him before the meeting instead of hoping the slides would smooth it over.
Note Relationships
| Relationship | Wikilink | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| contradicts | The Golden Rule at Work | when I want fair treatment but won't initiate repair |
| extends | Reconciliation Before Worship | Relationship before ceremony — here, before the review or demo |
| extends | Note Relationships | Broken links between people need face-to-face repair like broken wikilinks |





