The Cost of Silence

About this episode

This episode explores the detrimental effects of silence in organizations and the importance of voicing concerns.

How many regular meetings are held across your organisation that are a complete waste of time? What routines are expected of most people but they are a complete nonsense, but everyone does them anyway? There are many practices that go on across organisations that add little value, and in fact probably do more harm, but no one calls them out. Self-silencing has an impact on the organisation, where people don't feel they can call out the 'emperor has no clothes on', but also on the individuals, who cannot express their true feelings. What makes people go quiet? Some might question why bother to say anything, as they don't think anyone is listening anyway. Join Amrit for this week's podcast as we explore The Cost of Silence.

People in this episode

Host: Amrit Sandhar

Topics covered

• organizational practices
• self-silencing
• communication
• meeting efficiency
• employee engagement

Keywords

• meetings
• organizational culture
• communication barriers
• employee voice
• value-added practices

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