Episode 85: You Hired Their Brilliance. Are You Getting Their Compliance?

Episode 85: You Hired Their Brilliance. Are You Getting Their Compliance?

Host: Mary Asante Guest: Amanda Anderson, Keynote Speaker, Broadcaster & Author

You hire people for what makes them different — their experience, judgement, ideas, creativity and perspective.

So what happens when they join your organisation and gradually learn to filter, soften or withhold the very things you hired them for?

In this episode of HR Voices, Mary Asante is joined by keynote speaker, broadcaster and author Amanda Anderson to explore the gap between capability and contribution — and what Amanda calls “The Compliant Collapse™.”

Amanda explains how highly capable employees can continue performing, hitting targets and appearing engaged while an organisation may only be accessing a fraction of what they could really contribute.

In this episode, we explore:

Why capable people start filtering what they think and know

How organisations unintentionally teach talented employees to “play small”

Why compliance is useful — but shouldn't be confused with value

How recognition, promotion and reward can encourage conformity

Why someone can perform well while withholding valuable ideas and perspectives