5. Who Am I
Raised by a strong woman who taught me respect for
women.
Married a strong woman who teaches me humility all the
time.
I believe that men and women are equally capable.
I believe that women live in a society that is sexist.
37. What’s it source
Rather dispiritingly - it’s your job title.
Hard power is given to you from the norms
of authority in your culture and your position
in your organization
38. Hard power - types
Legitimate Power - being a boss
Reward Power - promise of / giving of
something nice
Coercive power - promise of / giving
of something bad
66. Passive
Political Maneuvering
Making decisions outside of
meetings
indirect expression of hostility
(I.e passive aggression)
Triangulation (uniting in dislike )
Silence over conflict
Dominance
Not listening
Speaking at length
Emotional radiation
Interrupting
Condescending
Overrides conflict
Ridicules other points of view
67. Some people don’t notice the slope
Some people are not affected by the slope
Some people do and some people are
However
68. You have a bias to passive behaviour
or dominant behaviour
We all have
91. Before the meeting
You have a focus
You have a place
You have a time
All the time
Known meeting
92. Facilitate the meeting (before)
Ensure agenda is sent ahead of time
Structure the meeting
93. Work with people before hand
For the less outspoken
ensure they know why they are
invited
For alphas let themselves expel
energy now as opposed to in the
meeting
94. Check your imposter syndrome
Compare yourself fairly
You deserve the role you have
You deserve self respect
95. Do what you need to be confident
Power poses before meetings
Meditation /Mindfulness
Visualize
96. Know your goal going in
You're there for a reason
Determine how much guff you can
put up with
97. Write what you want to say
beforehand
Give yourself space
Give yourself time
Give yourself permission
99. In a Meeting - Not giving away your
power
How to ensure you
are active -
participating in the
meeting.
The team needs your
point of view
All the time
Known meeting
100. Facilitate your meetings (during)
Ensure structure
Echo , Paraphrase
Bring in the reluctant voices
101. A ‘Round’ before discussion
Go a-round the table
Everybody states their initial position
No interruptions
102. Agree when someone says your
point before you
Amplification
Make yourself part of the
conversation
103. Get your position out early
People who talk early have more
influence
Before the alpha takes control
Before the alphas make it about them
104. Don’t “Vague” it up
Be aware of qualifying language
‘Sorry’ , ‘Perhaps’ , ‘just a thought’
Don’t swamp your awesome point
with weakness
105. Before you commit to a task ensure
it is your role
The ‘administrative’ stereotype exists
The ‘Mom’ stereotype exists
Suggest task rotation
106. Not letting your power be taken
When someone wants
their way at the
expense of the group.
When someone
makes you not matter
All the time
Known meeting
107. Treat new ideas as experiments
Awesome for limiting expert power
Very effective because it focuses on
impact
108. Have more than one option
Get away from rail roading
Other options come from somewhere
109. Nominate someone as devil's
advocate
permission is given to be critical.
Dissenting point of view becomes
required.
115. Before any meeting
● Build rapport
● Master your self talk
● Culture of ideas
● Agree how your team make
decisions
● Group Norms
All the time
116. Before any meeting
● Facilitate the meeting (before)
● Work with people before hand
● Check your imposter syndrome
● Do what you need to be
confident
● Know your goal going in
● Write what you want to say
beforehand
All the
time
All the time
Known
meeting
117. In a Meeting - Not giving away your
power
All the time
Known meeting
● Facilitate your meetings
(during)
● A ‘Round’ before discussion
● Agree when someone says
your point before you
● Get your position out early
● Don’t “Vague” it up
● Before you commit to a
task ensure it is your role
118. In a Meeting - Not letting your power
be taken
All the time
Known meeting
● Treat new ideas as
experiments
● Have more than one option
● Nominate someone as
devil's advocate
● Include when challenged
● Lift up other women
● Practice your script
● Know your limits
127. You're always fighting the wicked
environment
But eventually it will come down to
you embracing change
Your mindset , Your behaviours ,
your self talk.
128. I know this because I have been
attempting to change for a while
To be an asset rather than a liability
to my team
139. References
Facilitator’s guide to participatory
decision-making - Sam Kaner
Teamwork is an Individual skill -
Christopher M Avery
Group Dynamics for Teams - Daniel Levi
Crucial Conversations - Patterson ,
Grenny , McMillan ,Switzler
Thanks to
Kirsty , Sol , Dom ,Erin ,Nuz and Paula
Felicity , Iseult , Helen and Tanya
And as always My Girl
140. References
Various resources about gender and meeting
http://time.com/money/4450406/men-interrupt-talk-more/
http://time.com/4206660/hillary-clinton-sexism-shrill-yelling/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/powerpost/wp/2016/09/13/white-house-women-are-now-in-the-room-wh
ere-it-happens/
https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are?language=en
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/2016/1008/How-women-lead-differently
psychological safety and google
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/magazine/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.ht
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Power
https://hbr.org/2016/10/dont-let-power-corrupt-you
Self Talk
https://melissaambrosini.com/wealth/7-things-you-must-stop-letting-your-mean-girl-tell-you/
Imposter syndrome
http://www.forbes.com/sites/margiewarrell/2014/04/03/impostor-syndrome
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