In this episode, Audrey unpacks the hidden cost of over-alignment inside teams and organizations.

What starts as healthy collaboration can quietly turn into:

• over-involvement
• excessive consensus
• endless processing
• and decision paralysis

If you’ve ever sat through meetings only to realize nothing actually moved forward… this episode is for you.

Audrey explores:

• why decisions keep getting reopened
• the emotional safety of “getting everyone aligned”
• why more information doesn’t always reduce discomfort
• the difference between agreement and alignment
• how collaboration can become a socially acceptable form of avoidance
• and why clarity disappears when too many people own the decision

She also introduces a practical framework for separating:

• creating choices (divergent thinking)
  from
• making choices (convergent thinking)

Because teams need space for innovation and structure for decision-making.

You’ll also hear:

• how to handle late input from senior leaders
• why deadlines matter more than most teams realize
• the difference between motion and actual progress

• Alignment and consensus are not the same thing
• Endless collaboration can increase anxiety instead of reducing it
• More information does not automatically create better decisions
• Decision-making requires discomfort
• Clear timelines protect momentum
• Leadership means knowing when to open the room — and when to close it

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