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5 Voices · The Guardian

The Guardian - Champion of Responsibility and Stewardship

The Guardian is the voice most often mislabelled by their own team - mistaken for a blocker when they're actually protecting something real. If you're the person who asks the question nobody wants to hear, or wants to see the track record before signing on to something new, this is probably you.

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The Guardian - 5 Voices persona
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The Guardian in 90 seconds

Is this you?

Am I a Guardian?

A few questions. If you're nodding at most of these, you likely lead with the Guardian voice.

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That last one is the Guardian's signature experience: asking the question nobody wanted asked, being right, and getting no credit for it.

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The other voices

How the Guardian works with everyone else

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