“He meant he lacked the courage, but lacked the courage to admit it.”
Joe Abercrombie, Half a King
One of the hardest thing there is, is to say no to your manager, coworkers, friends or your partner. To have the courage to say:
- I don’t have the time.
- I don’t think this will work.
- I don’t know how.
- I think that is a bad idea.
- I don’t agree.
- …
I think this is the reason that psychological safety has become so popular. We have been given a language to talk about what we feel and fear. It has made it easier to talk about it. Reducing the amount of courage it takes to admit it.
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