Make it safe to say the risk
Invite early risk signals without lowering accountability for the work.
The move: make the first risk signal socially cheap and operationally clear. Signal safety before you need it A team cannot collaborate around information it never hears. The leader signal is a short invitation that says dissent is part of the work: "What are we missing?" "Where is this plan brittle?" "What would make this fail on Friday?" The signal works best when the leader includes themselves in the uncertainty instead of testing the room. Turn the signal into a norm A one-off invitation helps once. A norm helps repeatedly. Write the behavior in observable language: "Raise risks before the…
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