It's okay to disagree

I've sat with a lot of leadership teams.

And the quiet ones worry me the most.

Loud teams are working something out.

The disagreement means they're still in it.

Quiet teams have already decided it's safer not to be.

When the real conversation lives in the hallway, in texts, in one-on-ones, the team isn't functioning as a team.

You want that hallway conversation to happen in the room.

That only works when it's safe to disagree.

With each other.

With you.

A team that never disagrees in the room isn't aligned.

It's just being careful.