by Margie | Jan 13, 2016 | Build Resilience, Latest Thoughts, Live Passionately
Not long ago a woman in her 40s approached me after a speaking at her company’s annual conference to ask my advice on how to have a ‘courageous conversation’ with a colleague. After our conversation she said, “Before we talked I’d been quite intimidated by you. I...
by Margie | Nov 20, 2011 | Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
There’s been a lot of focus in the media in recent weeks on both sexual harassment and sexual abuse, particularly surrounding the tragedy at Penn State. Both involve the interplay of sex and power, vulnerability and intimidation. Both are issues requiring courage....
by Margie | Jul 22, 2011 | Live Passionately, Speak Bravely, Work Courageously
So often we make assumptions about other people that are simply untrue. We think they are “above” us; that they don’t like us; or that they look down on us. All of these thoughts are based on assumptions that we don’t validate, and all of these...