May 11, 2009This week: He didn’t know he couldn’t so he did, Twitter on, Bullies
Years ago my husband demonstrated The Scorpion, one of the most difficult yoga postures to a mentally disabled associate. While it had taken my husband years to master it, his associate assumed the pose immediately. My husband mused that the associate was able to do it because he didn’t “know he couldn’t.”
It reminds me of a young man I know who went up the ladder and convinced management to upgrade the computer operating system because, unlike the “old timers,” he didn’t “know it couldn’t happen.”
I’ve been hearing a lot recently from readers who tolerate bullying in their workplace. Entire work groups are terrorized by a single oppressor. Often I suspect they believe they can’t change things, so they can’t.
My husband and I watched the movie The Changeling this weekend. It was inspiring to see the heroine take on the LAPD and win. Everyone “knew” it couldn’t be done. She didn’t share their limitations.
What do you “know” you can’t do? What do you “know” you can’t say? Really? Take the Risky Conversation Assessment and see if your reason for silence is really a lame excuse.
In response to questions I received this week, I reposted some old posts. Enjoy.
I cannot allow my nurses to be intimidated
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