Franklin: "I have to be honest with myself and honest with the team and honest with you guys. I have not done a great job of managing my family being gone. I have not. They're my fuel."

He does not have to be “honest with you guys”.

It’s not a problem that he misses his family, and not a problem that he is taking care of special situations with that family by remaining separated from them.

Sharing that with colleagues and team members is entirely appropriate.

But putting it in public? That’s making excuses. With big paychecks come big responsibilities, and one of them is not making excuses for poor performance, particularly by using family situations to elicit sympathy. If it’s a problem, the correct answer is to step aside, temporarily or permanently, and not hold your team and employer hostage to your own issues.

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