# silence
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22:10The bigger risk is silence, not disagreement: You— : we, we have to do it by designing environments that make it easier for people to disagree because of our strong human desire to be like people like us Al Elliott: Quick announcement for all listeners. Yeah, I'veEP 343 · 8 Oct 2026·panel interview· 22:10–28:5447:23Top 3 lessons for leaders and final reflectionsLeanne Elliott: Lesson 1, your bigger risk is silence, not a disagreement. Steve's point was that most companies fear an explosion so much that they never allow disagreement. That's how Kodak, Blockbuster, and the bankerEP 343 · 8 Oct 2026·panel interview· 47:23–49:2332:05Teaching younger workers that silence is okayAl Elliott: So how do we fix this? How do we tell the young generation that silence is actually all right and it's okay to not know what to say next? Isabel Berwick: I think that's really hard because you are right, sociEP 235 · 25 Sept 2025·interview· 32:05–33:5413:30The silence that kills debate and zero tolerance is not the wayAndrew Palmer: So I think probably one that sticks in the mind is a recent one with Liz Reid, who's the head of search at Google, who was talking about how that company thinks about innovation and in particular talking tEP 217 · 24 Jul 2025·interview· 13:30–16:1112:49Strategic silence as a leadership skillAl Elliott: Yeah. And we've already found out that senior executives become more direct. As they gain the confidence because they know their time is valuable, they cut straight to the results. The highest performers don'EP 205 · 12 Jun 2025·interview· 12:49–19:1519:16Fear doesn't need evidence — it needs repetitionLeanne Elliott: Once that fear sets in, it doesn't need evidence. It just needs repetition and silence. Workplaces didn't suddenly become hostile They became hesitant. Leaders paused, and trans people were the first to fEP 199 · 22 May 2025·interview· 19:16–21:50
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