Author Archives: Risa

I have never used this strategy on a peer or a subordinate, ever. I am more than happy to remind them that they learned this thing from me, although admittedly I usually make it into a joke. However, i use … Continue reading →

My boss. I promise to add examples, including my shameful responses, on another day. From: https://thecooperreview.com/non-threatening-leadership-strategies-for-women/

Arrrrrgh!!!!!! ALL. THE. TIME!!! Once, a man took credit for my idea LITERALLY 30 seconds after I said it. Other men in the room even noticed, it was so obvious. But the man who did it still didn’t recognize what … Continue reading →

So, like, if you could just hear me out? :):) I really want to make sure I’m not being confusing 🙂 Barf. This is such a big challenge. I dislike this issue immensely. On one hand, I want emails to … Continue reading →

This one doesn’t affect me as much, I think because I get pretty excited in problem-solving mode and tend to just plough on ahead regardless of how I am perceived, which usually results in what I call the idea-stealing paradigm (see … Continue reading →

As promised I will work through all of these “strategies”. This post is a very rough draft! My initial reaction on reading this one is much like Erin’s – I do this regardless of the gender of the person I … Continue reading →