Hello all,
This week is focused on working with others to get your ideas heard. And getting your ideas implemented!
For women, this can be an especially challenging part of work, as research bears out the feeling many women have that they are often simply not listened to enough. One research article (American Political Science Review, Volume 117, Issue 1, February 2023, pp. 103 - 121 DOI) even studied interruptions of women legislators occurring in congressional hearings, with the dismal findings that women were up to 10% more likely to be interrupted. Along with interruptions and having someone else restate and take credit for your ideas, having your ideas dismissed without due consideration also limits women's contributions to the workplace.
And hey, we can't afford to have any member of our teams not contributing with all their intellect and experience!
A recent Harvard Business Review online post How to get your Colleagues on Board with Your Idea caught my eye, particularly because several suggestions the author makes center around using questions to help provide clarity.
That strategy is one I found very useful in my years at SUNY- in collegial teams, in committees, and as a leader, because it is open hearted, invites collaborative consideration of ideas, and brings underlying assumptions to the surface. The key is to ask genuine questions that improve understanding. Take some time to read this short article and try out some of these suggestions if getting your ideas properly heard is a challenge.
All the best,
Holly
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