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S2 Episode 019: Structural Silence - Why Organizations Train People Not To Speak
S2 | Episode 019 | Structural Silence
Silence is not the problem. It is the signal.
Why don't people speak up in organizations? It's not because they lack courage. It's because organizations build systems that teach silence through experience.
In this episode, Kevin Novak explores the science behind structural silence: how organizations create an invisible curriculum that trains people on what's safe to say and what isn't, how power gradients distort information flow so that leaders hear what's comfortable rather than what's true, and why the cost of organizational silence is far greater than…
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