💬 The Myth of the Red Flag

Most executives treat red as a crisis.
Something to fix.
Or worse, something to hide.

But a red flag isn’t the problem.
It’s the first honest signal you’ve seen in weeks.

The real issue is the culture that fears red in the first place.
That celebrates “no issues” slides as success.
That confuses politeness for progress.

In the right delivery rhythm, a red flag means trust.
It means someone told you the truth before the damage got expensive.
It means your controls are working.

At Rainman Advisory, we don’t fear red.
We reward it.

Because evidence before advocacy isn’t just a method,
it’s how transformation cultures grow up.