When Restraint Looks Like Weakness
In a leadership meeting at Amazon, David Markley had the data, had the right answer, and stayed silent. The room made the wrong decision. A peer pulled him aside afterward and said, "If you had something, you needed to say it in there." In this essay, David examines the quiet leader's hardest question: when is restraint serving the moment, and when is it just comfort wearing the mask of principle?Read the full essay and subscribe at leadingquietly.com. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit…
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