S1 E1 · Practice Guide
The Silence Isn't Neutral Workbook
Free companion workbook · Silence isn't Neutral
Silence during turbulence is never actually neutral — it is a leadership choice, whether you make it consciously or not. This guide is the companion to S1 E1 of Brave Proximity, where Marissa Green and Susan Page unpack the real cost of keeping your head down when things get hard. Use it to examine the silence you've been calling professionalism and decide whether it's actually serving you — or the people who depend on your voice.
What’s inside
The Neutrality Audit
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Three checkpoints to assess whether your silence is a deliberate leadership choice or a default you've never examined — because silence in turbulence is never actually neutral.
The Cost Calculator
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What has staying quiet cost you, your team, and your organisation? A structured reflection to name the downstream effects of the things you didn't say — and who absorbed them instead.
The Show Up Scripts
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Word-for-word language for breaking the silence when the stakes feel high — without performing bravery you don't feel or saying more than the moment calls for.
The Courage Commitment
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One concrete, specific thing you commit to saying in the next seven days. Not a goal — an action with a name, a room, and a deadline.