07/19/2026
A $75,000 phone system investment nearly went sideways until someone on the team raised the issue while there was still time to act. The principle scales to any organization: every day a problem stays hidden, the range of available solutions shrinks. Executives who reward early warnings over perfect answers tend to spend far less time managing crises that didn't need to happen. https://www.inc.com/tony-manganiello/talent-doesnt-make-leaders-judgment-does/91358092