Raghav (name changed) is a mid-career professional. He has been fairly successful in his career and is now being offered a higher role in his organisation. The role will require him to manage people who were his peers for so long. While he is very happy to have been considered for the role based on his capability, he is worried that the peer equation is going to change. He could lose their friendship or they could become un-cooperative. He keeps thinking about it all day long

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