I Just Didn’t Know What to Say: Social Safety & Speaking Up

 Schoodic Institute Annual All-Staff Meeting June 7, 2024

Learning Outcomes: (1) an intro to social/psychological safety in a group/work context, (2) practice in noticing uncomfortable or hurtful statements (sometimes referred to as subtle acts of exclusion or microaggressions), (3) practice responding to statements like these, and (4) practice listening to feedback about statements like these

• We Need to Retire the Term “Microaggressions,” Ruchika Tulshyan, Harvard Business Review

• Subtle Acts of Exclusion: How to Understand, Identify, and Stop Microaggressions by Tiffany Jana and Michael Baran (2023)

  • Two-page resource/white paper summarizing the book, Subtle Acts of Exclusion

• How can I help my team embrace mistakes and DEI efforts? Fixable with Lynn + Frances (31 min audio)

• No Hard Feelings: The Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work, Liz Fosslein & Mollie West Duffy

• On Being an Upstander:

  • Sexual Harassment Training Doesn’t Work. But Some Things Do, NY Times Upshot

  • How Men Can Confront Other Men About Sexist Behavior, Harvard Business Review

• Find the Coaching in Criticism, HBR, Sheila Heen & Douglas Stone

• How to Love Criticism, WorkLife with Adam Grant (34 min audio)

• Two Great Episodes from How to Be a Better Human:

  • How to Deal with Jerks in the Workplace, Christine Porath (26 min audio)

  • How to Tap Into Your Self Awareness, Tasha Eurich (31 min audio)

• Workbooklet for Emotions at Work and Practice with Feedback, K. Rand

• Strategies for Engaging in Thoughtful Feedback Conversations, K. Rand

• Intro to Team Dynamics & Psychological Safety and Gossip @ Work, K. Rand

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