Research by Ethan Burris shows that the top two reasons employees choose to keep quiet in the workplace are:
1️⃣ Futility
2️⃣ Fear
Fear of getting in trouble is a big problem. But there are also many workplaces where people say, quite literally, “I'm not afraid to speak up, it just isn't worth the effort.”
That's the Futility Factor.
Please answer this poll question via LinkedIn. And I'd love to hear your thoughts in a comment here on the blog post or LinkedIn. Please check out people's comments and stories that they shared on Linkedin.
How does the Fear Factor or the Futility Factor affect you?
And what can leaders do about these barriers to speaking up?
Here are the final results:
What's your reaction? It seems that futility is a barrier for 59% of respondents. Fear is a factor for 47%. And 28% feel like there are no barriers to speaking up. I wish that number was higher!
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