Posted on 10/15/2015 4:36:10 PM PDT by sparklite2
“The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Woman in a Meeting: “I have to say — I’m sorry — I have to say this. I don’t think we should be as scared of non-fear things as maybe we are? If that makes sense? Sorry, I feel like I’m rambling.”
“Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
Woman in a Meeting: “I’m not an expert, Dave, but I feel like maybe you could accomplish more by maybe shifting your focus from asking things from the government and instead looking at things that we can all do ourselves? Just a thought. Just a thought. Take it for what it’s worth.”
“Let my people go.”
Woman in a Meeting: “Pharaoh, listen, I totally hear where you’re coming from on this. I totally do. And I don’t want to butt in if you’ve come to a decision here, but, just, I have to say, would you consider that an argument for maybe releasing these people could conceivably have merit? Or is that already off the table?”
“I came. I saw. I conquered.”
Woman in a Meeting: “I don’t want to toot my own horn here at all but I definitely have been to those places and was just honored to be a part of it as our team did such a wonderful job of conquering them.”
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Having worked in corporate America for the last 20 years I can safely say that the vast majority in my multinational, 50,000 person company talk this way. It’s infuriating.
And, would you bring me a cup when you get yours?
After you make me a sammich.
The “lean in movement” forgets a few main points of where modern etiquette is screwing over women.
* You don’t have to apologize for disagreeing, simply state your opposing viewpoint. Apologizing for debating puts you at a disadvantage.
* Don’t demean yourself when you hear a compliment by minimizing it. Thank them, accept it, move on.
* Confidence is not arrogance, arrogance is not attractive. Too many women think you have to either be the mean girl and pushy in your face type or meek mouse / pushover to the group.
* It is OK to use action verbs instead of describing your actions and accomplishments in passive tense.
* You don’t have to make everything a team effort. Nor do you have to have the support and consensus of the group to do the right thing, take action to handle immediate problems - or, if you do, the organization is too bureaucratic.
* Don’t complain about women not having opportunities and then attend female only events. NETWORK with the men and build relationships. Many minorities also self-segregate, and then complain that the reason they can’t break out is racism - neglecting their own.
* Learn how to give constructive criticism with the criticism sandwich.
* Don’t gossip. If the person you’re talking to can’t fix it, talk to someone who can.
* Give presentations based on the strength of the evidence and data, and minimize your feelings, though you should give your advice/opinion/recommendation. Saying “I feel that” versus “the data suggests” detracts from anything else you say.
Sexism from the Washington rag.
I feel sorry for millemials in general. All generations have it tough in some way because life is often unforgiving. I just feel like millenials are the recipients of a society stretched beyond its natural limits where one’s natural feelings and tendencies are treated like criminal acts.
I guess that the woman they have speaking is not Margaret Thatcher.
Ha...opposite for my husband and I...he’s an analytical. ..I’m a driver...depends on personality IMHO...I just have to tell him I want tha answer...not the background specifics...
Lol...or a Brit!
I think men, even that young man, are generally more tough when it comes to criticism than women. I find critcism hard. Maybe more from upbringing...but being of the female species doesn’t help. I don’t think I would cry, though.
Man Maggie was good!
I admire her and Churchill so much. Frickin’ giants.
Nonsense. No women I work with (or, at times, for) have ever spoken in such a namby-pamby manner.
Perceptive comment. Please consider:
* Fathers are hard on sons, specifically to toughen them up, preparing them for reality. That's why we're tougher--it's beaten into us. Men compete. And that's why single mothers cannot raise men. (That's primarily what's gone wrong in the black community: welfare created single mothers.)
* Females, made more empathetic by their Creator, are naturally less able to tolerate criticism, especially harsh criticism. They're neither equipped nor trained for it. Women relate. That's why single fathers cannot raise women.
* As a woman, although criticism is difficult, you have gifts and talents that are foreign and difficult to men. As I'm sure you're well aware--in fact, that kind of insight is one of those gifts.
"I never get to ... it's not *fair* !"
I think that is more of a personality thing than a gender thing.
I do not mind criticism at all. Being criticized means that the person being critical sees a way in which I can improve my performance that I did not see for myself.
There is a difference between constructive criticism and criticism meant to belittle people. If the purpose of the criticism is belittlement, then the critic should just not say anything.
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