Greg Stevenson explains why leaders stop hearing the truth as they climb: it's not that people lie, but that honesty becomes risky, so real talk moves to private hallways. Leaders must actively create safety for uncomfortable feedback and reward those who give it.
The higher you go, the less truth reaches you, and no one says so. The higher you climb, the less truth actually reaches you, and nobody warns you it is happening. It is not that people start lying. It is that honesty starts costing them something. So the concern gets raised in the corridor instead of the room, and the version you hear is the safe one. If you wait for the truth to find you, it will not. You have to go and build the conditions for it and reward the person who tells you the thing you did not want to hear. Subscribe to this channel if you want the version of leadership no one briefs you on.
