Part II — Dimensions · 08

Courage and Vulnerability

Courage here is not performance under pressure but the willingness to stay exposed while a situation is still unclear — to remain visible before the answer arrives.

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The question it turns on

What does it cost to remain in the open before you know?

Concepts in this chapter

  • Courage
  • Vulnerability
  • Restraint
  • Staying

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Where the argument is contested

Organisational vulnerability can be theatre, and exposure without safety is a burden placed on other people. The chapter separates disclosure from candour.

To sit with

  • When did admitting uncertainty change what became possible?
  • Who in your organisation carries the risk of speaking first?

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