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The Courage to Be Candid

May 26, 2021 | Jim Detert and Evan Bruno | Workplace, Teams, & Culture

Behaviors that spark organizational learning and growth also require a great deal of courage — often because they involve speaking truth to power or challenging one’s sense of self. Since they feel so risky, they don’t happen nearly as frequently as they should day to day. In this article, the authors offer a framework for encouraging the behaviors and making them safer for employees to exhibit.

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