Breaking the Silence: 5 Strategies to Inspire Your Colleagues to Speak Out

How to break the silence when people are holding opinions and ideas to themselves

When your teammates aren't talking, are they actively listening or self-censoring? According to Gallup, only 30 percent of employees strongly agree that their opinions count at work. The vast majority holds their ideas to themselves, afraid of being judged or ridiculed.

Unfortunately, silence usually goes unnoticed. We fail to realize if our colleagues a…