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Leadership and teams · Short · 12 August 2026

The Law of the Closed Door: when your boss is there, but nobody can talk to them

A boss can keep their door open and still be unapproachable. Calm doesn’t always mean everything’s fine: sometimes it means nobody dares to speak up.

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Your actions for this week

  1. Set aside a short, regular slot to listen to your team.
  2. Ask: “What problem am I not seeing?”.
  3. Protect that slot and don’t cancel it.