July 12, 2006No Longer Barred
I took on board what you said (http://www.speakstrong.com/newsletter/2006/06/26/barred-from-the-board/#comments) and have since talked it through with my boss. She was surprised that I felt excluded and gave a commitment to keep me informed about issues discussed at the board that I need to know about. She explained that I can be abrupt in my manner and that the male board members felt that I sometimes challenged their authority inappropriately. They wanted the board to be a system for ratifying decisions, not having those decisions challenged.
Another forum has since been set up that allows issues to be explored and that has power to make decisions based upon majority agreement, and the board has up to now complied with this. I am a full and active member of this group.
This episode has made me look critically at how people perceive me and the way I approach issues that I have strong views about. I have since handled two very contentious issues in an objective manner and have used reflective techniques to demonstrate I have heard and understood the other person’s point of view. I have had very good outcomes from this approach and am working very hard on developing my communication skills in a way that enables me to be a more effective practitioner and perhaps a less critical person to be around. comment
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