Choose the right word

• During the crisis in London, the CEO decided to ___ with the junior analysts. [level with someone / overrule / push back on the CEO]
• The dispute over the New York budget is not a ___ worth losing your job over. [dissenting voice / hill to die on / olive branch]
• We need to find a ___ way out for the director after the failed product launch. [face-saving way out / candid advice / boardroom courage]
• The chairman extended an ___ to the rebellious managers in Chicago. [olive branch / overrule / strategic alliance]
• Experienced consultants know when to fight and when to ___ their battles. [choose your battles / level with someone / toe the party line]
• Every effective executive board needs at least one ___ to question bad ideas. [dissenting voice / yes-man / third-party supplier]
• It is difficult to ___ when the founder holds most of the voting shares. [push back on the CEO / fall on your sword / temper expectations]
• The board requested ___ from the external consultants regarding the Austin merger. [candid advice / executive whim / unpopular view]
• The board chairman threatened to ___ the managing director's decision in Seattle. [overrule / talk someone down / stake your reputation]
• She showed the ___ of her convictions by refusing to sign the fraudulent report. [courage of your convictions / boardroom courage / face-saving way out]
• True ___ is required when telling the CEO in London that his strategy is failing. [boardroom courage / hill to die on / time horizon]

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