Nobody actively created it. Nobody wanted it. But once it’s there, it takes over.
It promotes the smooth talker. It rewards the cautious one. But the one who says what everyone is actually thinking? Sidelined.
Our next live session “How to Lead with Clarity in a System That Won’t Let You” gives you practical tools you can apply in your everyday.
Register at https://michaelgerharz.com/live
Transcript
Welcome back to “Irresistible Communication”.
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:Two minutes, one insight
on how to find better
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:words
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Michael: It's Tuesday morning.
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:Team meeting.
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:Everyone knows the truth that the
product is late, the scope keeps
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:growing, and the resources never arrive.
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:But what do you hear?
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:“We’re monitoring the situation.”
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:“The plan can't be changed now.”
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:And of course,
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:silence.
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:And you sit there thinking: “Really?
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:Again?”
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:I mean, it's totally obvious for everyone.
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:This isn't gonna work.
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:But nobody dares to say it.
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:And that's “the system” at work.
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:Nobody actively created it.
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:Nobody wanted it.
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:But once it's there, it takes over.
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:It promotes the smooth talker.
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:It rewards the cautious one.
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:But the brave one?
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:The one who names the
elephant in the room?
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:Who says what everyone
is actually thinking?
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:They get sidelined.
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:It's maddening, isn't it?
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:Because it doesn't just happen once.
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:It's not one bad meeting.
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:It's everywhere.
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:And here's the worst part.
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:Or maybe it's the best?
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:It's that you care too much to play along.
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:You can't stand the politics.
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:But you also can't just go rogue.
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:You can't afford to get sidelined.
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:So, what do you do?
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:That's exactly what we'll dig
into at our next live session.
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:It's called
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:“How to Lead with Clarity in
a System that Won't Let You.”
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:We’re going to look
straight at these moments,
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:the moments when the system rewards
the wrong people, protects the wrong
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:things, and punishes the very clarity
that could move everyone forward.
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:If you've ever set in that meeting,
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:biting your tongue, feeling the outrage
build inside you, this session is for you.
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:Bring your frustration, bring
your question, because it's
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:gonna be an interactive session.
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:We'll give you practical tools
to handle these situations,
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:your situations in the moment.
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:Register at michaelgerharz.com/live
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:Or click the link in the show notes.
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:Hope to see you there.
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:Keep lighting the path!