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Updated by Craig Daniels on Dec 01, 2021

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Speaking Openly in Business

Listly by Craig Daniels

Most businesses shudder at the thought of creating a space or culture where employees and stakeholders can speak openly without fear of being fired or ostracized. And it's not just leadership that stands in the way of encouraging an open culture, no it's our society as well. We are encouraged to adhere to our opinions, political ideas and ideologies at any cost, so it's not surprising that trust can be a hard commodity to come by.

Intergrating the Dialogue Process into your creative and innovation teams is a great place to start building a culture of openness.

Source: http://www.whatisdialogue.com/creating-positive-space-within-company/

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