Why Nobody Tells the CEO the Truth

Podcast: Fit Happens: Why CEOs and Leaders Succeed or Fail · Jason Baumgarten

Opublikowano: 2026-08-27

Seventy-three seconds after launch, the warning that could have stopped the Challenger disaster had already been softened beyond recognition. In this solo episode, I break down why hierarchy filters truth out of organizations long before anyone lies, drawing on research into organizational silence, psychological safety, and the Nokia collapse. I share five specific practices, what I call the architecture of candor, for building a system that actually surfaces bad news before it's too late. Key takeaways: Organizational silence is structural, not a character flawVoice and silence are distinct behaviors, not oppositesFear and futility both suppress...