In this session, we’ll talk about how to be competently courageous – that is, how to create positive change at work without putting oneself at undue risk. Competent courage isn’t rooted primarily in something innate that people either do or don’t have or can or can’t do. It reflects attitudes and behaviors that can be learned and cultivated; a commitment to learning and using specific communication tools and strategies rather than waiting for someone else to make things better.
Through brief role plays of several scenarios, we’ll learn and practice a set of powerful tools for standing up and speaking out effectively – whether that be to advocate for an improvement idea or something new, or to defend and protect core values and the people around us from harm. We’ll conclude with specific suggestions for next steps – how to choose and commit to starting to do, or be more effective doing, those things you believe are important to employee well-being and organizational functioning.