I called the meeting for that afternoon, all four of them gathered around the small conference table at the regional site, and started without softening anything first. "There are two separate problems here," I said. "The partner's announcement needs to come down immediately, with a public correction that takes responsibility rather than blaming anyone who believed it. And New Ground's own approved launch date has to move as well, because this team isn't ready, and I committed to that timeline before I'd confirmed it was actually safe to promise."The partner's expression shifted immediately, some defensive edge rising before I'd even finished speaking. "Pulling the announcement now looks worse than leaving it up," he said. "We've generated real attention. If we retract it entirely, people will assume something's wrong internally, and the next time we announce anything, they won't believe us.""Something is wrong internally," Grace said, not unkindly, but without hesitation either. "T
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