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Keynote Details

Clarity Under Pressure: How Teams Lose the Plot — and How to Get It Back
Overview

In high-pressure environments, smart people make surprisingly bad decisions.


Meetings derail.

Conflict escalates.

  • Decision-making hijacked by emotion

  • Meetings dominated by escalation instead of outcomes

  • Leaders afraid to speak plainly without causing fallout

What This Keynote Addresses
What Audiences Learn

Participants leave with:

  • A clear way to distinguish signal from projection

  • Language to slow conflict without avoiding it

Who This Is For

  • Executives and senior leaders

  • Organizations navigating internal conflict

  • Conferences focused on leadership, culture, or strategy

Core Frameworks Introduced

  • Real vs Factual vs Verifiable Truth

  • The Collapse Spiral

  • The Signal Ladder

Additional Information

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