Leadership and teams · Short · 26 August 2026
The Law of Misunderstood Loyalty: saying “no” can be loyalty too
Keeping quiet so as not to make waves can look like loyalty, but it also means abandoning your professional responsibility. If you disagree, set out the risk, bring data and propose an alternative.
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Your actions for this week
- If you see a risk nobody’s mentioning, raise it with data and an alternative.
- If you lead, ask at your next meeting who sees a risk we’re not considering.
- Once the decision is made, carry it out without undermining it.
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