What this post nails is the fundamental shift boards need to make: from orchestrating harmony to enabling honesty.
The illusion of alignment often masks a lack of engagement. When strategy becomes theater and dissent is swallowed, decisions get delayed and execution drifts.
High-performing boards aren’t afraid of tension - they know it’s the cost of real clarity.
Asking the unspoken questions doesn’t fracture trust, it builds it. It’s not about conflict for conflict’s sake, but creating the conditions for truth to emerge. Without that, governance is performance, not leadership.