S1 E11 · Practice Guide
The Truth-Teller's Toolkit
Free companion workbook · When No One Tells the CEO the Truth
Filtered truth causes false confidence. This guide is the companion to S1 E11 of Brave Proximity, where Marissa Green and Susan Page expose why the information reaching the top of most organisations has been softened, smoothed, and ego-proofed until it barely resembles what's actually happening. Use it to assess how filtered your truth is, introduce the concept of drafty work, and build the conditions where the real thing can finally travel upward.
What’s inside
The Rosy Glasses Diagnostic
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How filtered is the truth reaching leadership in your organisation? Three checkpoints to assess whether your decision-makers are operating on real information or a carefully curated version of it.
The Drafty Work Framework
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A practical tool for introducing deliberately imperfect, early-stage work into your team's workflow. Drafty work creates earlier course correction, more honest input, and less expensive late-stage swirl.
The Truth-Teller's Scripts
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Language for delivering the unvarnished version of reality to a leader who has been receiving the polished one — without triggering the defensive response that puts you on the list of people who 'aren't team players.'
The Psychological Safety Audit
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Three structural questions for leaders who want their teams to bring the real thing. Not the pre-softened, ego-proofed version that arrives after five layers of approval — the actual signal.