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Why speaking up at work feels so risky

I want to tell my boss about the problems with our process but I am worried it will make me look like a complainer or someone who is not a team player.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The tension between authentic contribution and perceived safety reveals the cost of hierarchical belonging.

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