The Courage Economy Diagnostic

See what comfortable silence is costing your organization.

The Lie Economy doesn't bankrupt you. It caps you. Measure the drag across five elements and see the annual cost in dollars — not slogans.

35 questions · 15–20 minutes · Confidential · Email required for results

What you get

Sample results — illustrative example, not a real organization

Your overall score and risk label

One number for your organization, from Critical to Exceptional.

A five-element breakdown

Important Work, Curiosity, Challenge, Trust and Community, each scored with a written read on what it means.

Your estimated annual dollar drag

Your scores carry into the Lie Economy Calculator, which shows the annual cost and your biggest driver.

Your Lie Economy risk level

Low, Moderate or High: how expensive truth-telling is in your organization today.

Sample · Overall Score

51%

At Risk

Sample · The Five Elements

Important Work49%

Curiosity57%

Challenge46%

Trust51%

Community54%

Sample · Lie Economy Calculator

$2.64M

Estimated annual Lie Economy drag for a 250-person organization. Biggest driver: Important Work.

Directional, not actuarial — computed with the Lie Economy Calculator's own formula at its default $75K average salary. Every assumption is adjustable and transparent.

Built on the framework in Thane Bellomo's book The Courage Economy: Why Companies Lie and How to Change Yours (October 2026) — from 25+ years in the work, in nuclear safety rooms, the C-suite and the floor.

A Bellomo Leadership Assessment Tool · Based on The Courage Economy Framework