Simon's line cuts through: "Being in the room isn't the win. What we do in the room is the win." His argument is that IC teams chasing access to leadership have quietly made access the goal itself, rather than using that access to push back. Jenni agrees and ties it to professional development — if you don't have the confidence or judgment to challenge in the room, the room doesn't matter. Chuck calls out the complicity angle: if you're nodding along, you're part of the problem.
The argument isn't new in IC circles. But Cavendish makes it more bluntly than most, and Chuck and Jenni don't soften it.
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