Breaking the Boardroom Silence with 360s to Tackle Non-Discussables and EQ
In many Australian boardrooms, there is an unspoken rule: certain things simply aren’t talked about. Famous management psychologist Adrian Furnham calls this the “Conspiracy of Silence.” It’s a survival mechanism where powerful adults avoid uncomfortable emotional issues—like succession planning, interpersonal friction, or a CEO’s “dark side” traits—by simply pretending they don’t exist.
But for a high-stakes executive team, silence isn’t golden. It’s expensive.
