Dawn Shuler recounts a time as a young mother with a two-year-old and the “do not engage” strategy she used during the “terrible two’s.” While hopefully people are not throwing tantrums in the workplace, there may be times where a “do not engage” strategy is called for. At its foundation, not engaging can be used in subtle to gross ways – in order to create forward motion instead of getting stuck in the emotions of the situation. Other podcast episodes referenced: Are you purpose driven?, Reactive vs. Proactive, Reactive vs. Proactive revisited, and Forward motion