Your Culture Is Measured in Silence
Your Culture Is Measured in Silence One of the most dangerous signals in any organization isn’t conflict. It’s silence. Leaders often chase disruption, thinking that’s where the problems lie. But a quiet room doesn’t mean alignment. It often means fear. Fear of saying the wrong thing. Fear of being punished for speaking up. Fear that nothing will change anyway. And when silence becomes normalized, performance suffers. Innovation slows. People disengage quietly — until they burn out or walk away. The mistake leaders make is assuming that politeness equals trust. It doesn’t. Culture is how work gets done. And if people aren’t being fully honest, your culture isn’t driving performance — it’s...
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