Yeah, the term "Loyalty Check" gives it a weird connotation. There are some executives that just want to hear "Yes" to their initiative, but, (1) the good ones

Yeah, the term "Loyalty Check" gives it a weird connotation. There are some executives that just want to hear "Yes" to their initiative, but, (1) the good ones don't, they prefer to hear corrective feedback late rather than not or all, and (2) if you offer corrective feedback and it isn't taken into consideration, it helps inform you about the kind of executive your working for. Loyalty should run both ways.