“Not Him Again” – When Openness Is Just Corporate Theater
What happens when you’re the employee who asks uncomfortable questions? You become “not him again” – the person everyone rolls their eyes at, the one whose ideas get dismissed before they’re even heard.
In this episode, André Daus shares the story of how he went from eager contributor to organizational outcast – simply by asking questions that exposed inconvenient truths. But this isn’t just a personal story. It’s a pattern that repeats across countless organizations that claim to be “open” while quietly punishing anyone who tests that claim.
In this episode:
- Why most corporate “openness” is performative theater, not actual culture
- The real reason innovation boxes and feedback mechanisms fail
- Why gender diversity doesn’t equal cognitive diversity (and why that matters)
- How Strategic Opposition creates the conditions for genuine breakthrough thinking
- The warning signs that your team has lost psychological safety
- What leaders should do when silence fills their conference rooms
If nobody challenges your strategies, if meetings end without debate, if employees stopped contributing ideas – that’s not harmony. That’s fear. And it’s costing you more than you realize.
Perfect for: Leaders who want honest feedback but don’t know why they’re not getting it. Anyone who’s ever been “that person” in meetings. Organizations serious about moving beyond corporate buzzwords into actual change.
Your thinking creates your limits. Question everything.
Connect with André:Strategic Opposition coaching and consulting: https://andredaus.comLinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/andredaus
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