Leadership Challenges

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• The group of mice discussed how they could bell the cat without getting caught.
• We need to come up with a plan to bell the cat before it causes more trouble.
• I heard Jerry wants to be the one to bell the cat, but I doubt he has the guts.
• Taking on that project is like trying to bell the cat - it's a risky and difficult task.

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article a word that is used with a noun to indicate the type of reference being made by the noun

• It would be highly unwise to put the fox in charge of the hen house.
• Putting the fox in charge of the hen house is just asking for trouble.
• Letting the fox run the hen house is a recipe for disaster.
• Putting the fox in charge of the hen house is like letting a thief guard the treasure.

noun a word (other than a pronoun) used to identify any of a class of people, places, or things

verb a word used to describe an action, state, or occurrence

preposition a word governing, and usually preceding, a noun or pronoun and expressing a relation to another word or element in the clause

• Managing a large project with multiple stakeholders can feel like herding cats.
• Trying to get everyone to agree on a restaurant for dinner is like herding cats.
• Organizing a group of teenagers is like herding cats.
• Getting my family ready for a vacation is always like herding cats.

noun a metaphor referring to the phenomenon where women or minorities are more likely to be put into leadership positions during times of crisis or downturn, when the chance of failure is higher

• The concept of the glass cliff refers to the trend of women being appointed to leadership positions during times of crisis or downturn.
• It seems like women are often put in charge when things are already going downhill, known as the glass cliff.
• Being handed the leadership role when everything is falling apart is like standing on the glass cliff.
• She felt like she was teetering on the edge of a glass cliff, unsure if she would be able to lead the company out of trouble.