Kim Scott
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But remember, if you document what happened, you don't own that documentation. The person harmed gets to decide what to do with it. So those are some thoughts on how to be an upstander.
But remember, if you document what happened, you don't own that documentation. The person harmed gets to decide what to do with it. So those are some thoughts on how to be an upstander.
I love that example. It's a great way of using that I statement. I love what you're saying. I want to hear more. And you were the leader. So people were going to, if they weren't going to listen to him, they were going to listen to you and you were telling them to listen to him. I love that.
I love that example. It's a great way of using that I statement. I love what you're saying. I want to hear more. And you were the leader. So people were going to, if they weren't going to listen to him, they were going to listen to you and you were telling them to listen to him. I love that.
I love that example. It's a great way of using that I statement. I love what you're saying. I want to hear more. And you were the leader. So people were going to, if they weren't going to listen to him, they were going to listen to you and you were telling them to listen to him. I love that.
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So I think that an it statement is, it does risk escalating the situation a little bit. So I think that at the same time, you can use an it statement to make a nice. So here's what I mean. An it statement draws a boundary between one person's freedom to believe whatever they want. And it sounds like this joke had some belief. It wasn't just a biased joke.
So I think that an it statement is, it does risk escalating the situation a little bit. So I think that at the same time, you can use an it statement to make a nice. So here's what I mean. An it statement draws a boundary between one person's freedom to believe whatever they want. And it sounds like this joke had some belief. It wasn't just a biased joke.
So I think that an it statement is, it does risk escalating the situation a little bit. So I think that at the same time, you can use an it statement to make a nice. So here's what I mean. An it statement draws a boundary between one person's freedom to believe whatever they want. And it sounds like this joke had some belief. It wasn't just a biased joke.
So one person can believe whatever they want, but they can't impose that belief on others. And its statement can appeal to a law, it can appeal to an HR policy, or it can appeal to common sense. So one thing that a leader could say is, it's not okay to tell that kind of joke and then move on. I'll give you an example. And then I think I would pull that person aside and say more.
So one person can believe whatever they want, but they can't impose that belief on others. And its statement can appeal to a law, it can appeal to an HR policy, or it can appeal to common sense. So one thing that a leader could say is, it's not okay to tell that kind of joke and then move on. I'll give you an example. And then I think I would pull that person aside and say more.
So one person can believe whatever they want, but they can't impose that belief on others. And its statement can appeal to a law, it can appeal to an HR policy, or it can appeal to common sense. So one thing that a leader could say is, it's not okay to tell that kind of joke and then move on. I'll give you an example. And then I think I would pull that person aside and say more.
I'll give you an example of an it statement that I wish I had used. I don't think I really did it as well as I'm about to describe in real life. But this happened to me right after I returned to work from maternity leave. And so I'd been gone for five months. I just had these twins and this is my second day back in the office. So I'm having all the feelings that one has at this moment.
I'll give you an example of an it statement that I wish I had used. I don't think I really did it as well as I'm about to describe in real life. But this happened to me right after I returned to work from maternity leave. And so I'd been gone for five months. I just had these twins and this is my second day back in the office. So I'm having all the feelings that one has at this moment.
I'll give you an example of an it statement that I wish I had used. I don't think I really did it as well as I'm about to describe in real life. But this happened to me right after I returned to work from maternity leave. And so I'd been gone for five months. I just had these twins and this is my second day back in the office. So I'm having all the feelings that one has at this moment.
And I was chit chatting with a guy before meeting. And he said to me, uh,
And I was chit chatting with a guy before meeting. And he said to me, uh,
And I was chit chatting with a guy before meeting. And he said to me, uh,