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This episode discusses the filtering of reality that occurs as leaders rise in seniority and how it affects communication within teams.

If You're a FAN leave me a message :-) But more importantly, let us know what you think, suggestions, topics, constructive criticism... ALL WELCOME!! In this episode of The Executive Five, I take on one of the most dangerous realities of senior leadership: the higher you rise, the more reality gets filtered before it reaches you. This five-minute executive brief unpacks how leaders unintentionally train teams to soften bad news, edit risk, and manage perception instead of delivering clean tru...

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Host: Daniel Craig Johnson

Topics covered

• senior leadership
• communication
• organizational culture
• risk management
• perception management

Keywords

• leadership
• bad news
• team dynamics
• executive brief
• truth in leadership

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