Who benefits from our silence? Sometimes I like to hold my voice to allow others to speak; other times it is cowardice that’s got my tongue. This is typically self-serving behaviour, either to save face or not face the consequences of speaking up. Other times it is laziness, or less judgementally, feeling overwhelmed or too exhausted to fight. More often than not, I am probably just ignorant of the issue.
This creates a vacuum into which other voices speak, for better or worse. The same thing can be said for leadership. More often than not, the two go together, where the stupidest, loudest voices drown out the silence of more considered voices.
If/when I have anything worth saying, how often would anyone know?! How/when will I ever find my voice, and stand up for what I believe in. If I was to do this effectively, what would it look like?
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