Psychological safety means feeling safe to take interpersonal risks, speak up, disagree openly, and surface concerns without fear of negative repercussions or pressure to sugarcoat bad news.
The State Department's switch from accessible Calibri to Times New Roman is a declaration of power, signaling that accommodations for the cognitively and visually different are no longer welcome.
We turn to classic literature to explain why leaders no longer seek honest input; they actively solicit ego strokes and worldview confirmation, turning meaningful work into a cynical performance.
