To effectively create value in conversations at work, clarify problem, assumptions, expectations, be direct, build on ideas, keep confidentiality, reveal information about yourself, explain consequences, stay solution oriented, use positive inquiry, offer feedback and follow up.
Here’s the advice from 11 remarkable female leaders at Philips about speaking up, claiming space, and being assertive to be respected, valued, and empowered to contribute fully.
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Leading as a woman in Engineering is not easy. I’ve interviewed 9 female leaders in Engineering to find out their most memorable courageous conversations that led to breakthroughs in their careers.
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Google researcher Ojuolape shares courageous moves and powerful conversations that led to an important career change, the pursuit o big passion project, and helped her initiate a hard conversation at work.
Maria Kauffman reveals her powerful stories as a woman in male-dominated workplaces: getting a massive salary increase, landing the job she wanted that had already been committed to another person, and saying no to her boss.
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With remote work, virtual meetings, uncertainty, fast change, and changes in priorities, professionals must become more intentional and effective communicating their thoughts, contribution, value, needs, desires, boundaries, goals, and rights.
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Courage to speak your mind comes from shifting your perspective, not worrying about what people think of you, embracing conflict and confrontation, finding strong reasons to do so, understanding your fears, and knowing how to speak up. These episodes of the Speak Your Mind Podcast will break it down for you.
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You don’t have to fight against or accept offensive vague and judgement honesty. If you want useful feedback, ask for specific fact-based feedback. If you want to defend yourself, acknowledge their perspective and clarify your perspective. If you want to ignore it and move on, acknowledge your fault and change topics.
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The 10 secrets to heart-centered assertive communication are courage, candidness, curiosity, centeredness, calm, connection, confrontation, consideration, care, and clarity.
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Discover inspiring assertiveness at work examples for getting a promotion, changing jobs, holding employees accountable, managing own professional brand, being heard and seen, being taken seriously by team members, retaining good employees.
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1) Women dialogue, men monologue; 2) Women apologize, men don’t; 3) Women apply for jobs when 100% qualified; men apply when 60% qualified; 4) Women confront indirectly; men confront directly; 5) Women wait for their turn; men interrupt to speak; 6) Women talk less; men talk more.
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10 of the top everyday challenges real women have to deal in the workplace are: not taken seriously, perceived as too difficult or too aggressive, constantly questioned, told they are too outspoken or “bitchy”, not treated as an equal, negative spotlight, forced to be inauthentic, bro culture misfit, loneliness, no work-life balance. empathetic assertiveness is a simple tool that can help overcome it.
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The top reason people shy away from speaking up and expressing their needs, boundaries, desires, true thoughts, and feelings are their fears of speaking up. The top four fears of speaking up are the fear of coming across as rude, offensive, aggressive, or mean; the fear of being disliked; the fear of hurting people’s feelings; and the fear of retaliation or backlash.
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The 10 mistakes that make you seem less credible are: apologize, minimize your view, say ‘just’, stop when interrupted, ask for permission, introduce your opinions, over-justify, uptalk, and become the office mom.
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The top 6 myths about confrontation and conflict that you learned as a child were that they are bad, they’re caused by difficult people, it means there is a problem in your relationships, time will solve problems without the need for conflict, that it is overwhelming, and that kind people don’t confront.
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5 steps to respond to dismissive comments are to stay calm, change your tone to serious, keep your message short and to the point, talk about what you want and the consequences, move on quickly and treat the aggressor respectfully afterwards.
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5 steps to respond to an unfair accusation are to stay calm, change your tone to serious, keep your message short and to the point, talk about what you want and the consequences, move on quickly and treat the aggressor respectfully afterwards.
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The Power of a Positive No, Did You Say Something, Susan?, Thanks for the Feedback, Radical Candor, Crucial Conversations, Verbal Judo, The Assertiveness Workbook, When I Say No I Feel Guilty, Your Perfect Right, Boundaries, and Not Nice.
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Assertiveness is the skill of expressing yourself to others in a respectful and anxious-free way. That includes expressing your ideas, desires, rights, feelings, boundaries, dislikes, and standing up for yourself in all types of situations, conflict, or negotiation. Here are our top 5 articles on assertiveness.
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