191. Tiny Culture Change Series with Prina Shah - The Awkward Meeting You Keep Avoiding
This week’s tiny culture change is simple: show up to the awkward meeting and stay present. It’s easy to delegate discomfort. We send an email instead of having the conversation, or reschedule the meeting we suspect might be uncomfortable. But leaders shape the culture through what they are willing to face. When a meeting feels awkward, go. Put your phone away. Stay emotionally present. Say what needs to be said, and invite other voices into the conversation. Your willingness to face discomfo...
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RSS Feed This week’s tiny culture change is simple: show up to the awkward meeting and stay present.
It’s easy to delegate discomfort. We send an email instead of having the conversation, or reschedule the meeting we suspect might be uncomfortable. But leaders shape the culture through what they are willing to face.
When a meeting feels awkward, go. Put your phone away. Stay emotionally present. Say what needs to be said, and invite other voices into the conversation. Your willingness to face discomfort can help others find the courage to do the same.
In this short episode of Ways to Change the Workplace, Prina Shah shares a practical challenge for leaders, project managers and change managers who want to build more open, courageous workplace cultures.
In this episode:
- Why we avoid uncomfortable conversations
- How leaders can stay present in difficult meetings
- Why inviting other voices matters
- How a leader’s courage can influence the whole team
Tiny culture change:
The next time you’re tempted to dodge an awkward meeting, attend it. Put your phone away, stay present and make room for other voices.
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SPEAKER_02We are very good at delegating discomfort, sending an email instead of having that conversation, rescheduling that meeting that we know is gonna be awkward. This week, when there's a meeting that you are tempted to dodge because it may well be uncomfortable, go. And when you are there, stay off your phone, stay in the room emotionally, say what needs to be said, invite other voices, and your willingness to face discomfort will set the ceiling for everybody else's courage. It can be done and you can do it.
SPEAKER_01Also, don't forget to connect with me on LinkedIn and on Instagram. I am prina.cha. See you there too.