Sort safety signals and traps
Identify behaviors that signal safety, accountability, false safety, or threat.
Sort each meeting behavior by the norm it teaches. Safety with accountability False safety Threat signal Accountability without safety Leader thanks a risk signal, asks for evidence, and assigns a next step Team avoids naming a weak assumption so the meeting stays positive Manager asks who caused the defect before building the timeline Team sets an owner and deadline after the concern is understood Everyone is invited to speak, but dissent never changes the decision Leader says "be honest" and then jokes about a naive question Manager demands a fix date before anyone can explain the constraint Facilitator asks for…
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