While women represent over half the available talent pool, organizations struggle to retain and promote them. There’s a lot men can do to help achieve equity and a sense of belonging in the #workplace. This isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s critical to a company’s long-term success.
Each team member becoming more self-aware of how their thoughts, feelings, words and actions impact themselves and others is key to developing a cohesive culture at work. Cultural self-awareness is the pathway for ensuring no one feels sidelined or silenced, creating...
No doubt, non-violent communication takes time and intentionality. But it’s what ultimately gives you the bandwidth and power to create a win-win for you and everybody.
Being accepted as she is and given the right tools, she found her voice as a strong leader.
The antidote to cultural blindness is to become more aware of the systems that influence us, which make us less likely to perpetuate them.
Genuine human connection, not correction, allows us to experience more of our own and others’ humanity, increasing engagement, collaboration and innovation for everyone in the organization.
When a boss uses their cultural intelligence, they create the environment for human connection we all long for, effective relationships we need to be our authentic and productive selves and a work environment where employees thrive.
Cultural intelligence is what enables us to show compassion for ourselves and others within our unique contexts. To realize our own needs and learn more about another context, we need to slow down and shift from being a knower to a learner. Jessica thought she simply needed to know whether she should stay or leave her job but instead discovered she needed to recognize how valuable she is and learn more about the other organization. Adopting a posture of learner, she’ll be able to show compassion for herself and embrace the process.
As you acknowledge, accept, appreciate and act, you are breaking the cycle of people (including you!) feeling sidelined, silenced and invisible. You’re also upending systemic minimization.
Rather than being the “culture police,” you can adopt a posture of listening and learning. Learning together is a way to communicate mutual respect and shared understanding.