{"id":52,"date":"2016-10-05T04:31:05","date_gmt":"2016-10-05T04:31:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mynerdyfriend.com\/girltalk\/?p=52"},"modified":"2020-08-04T21:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-08-05T04:58:17","slug":"non-threatening-leadership-strategies-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynerdyfriend.com\/?p=52","title":{"rendered":"Non-threatening leadership strategies \u2013 #8 Collaborating"},"content":{"rendered":"

I didn’t really thing this one applied to me, but then I thought about\u00a0situations with similar contexts:<\/p>\n

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  1. purposely not learning or using the correct name for tools (“do you want the square headed screwdriver or the star headed one?”)<\/li>\n
  2. pretending not to know, or hesitating before giving, the answer to a math question (yes, I have done this! the shame!)<\/li>\n
  3. not trying to do my best when playing strategic games, to ensure I don’t win, or at least don’t win by much<\/li>\n
  4. adding the phrase “at least, I think so” after saying things that I actually know for a fact.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Some of this certainly comes from my high school years of being bullied, and wanting to avoid giving people any more reasons to dislike me, but many are simply ways to keep from being viewed as aggressive (which is much the same thing, I guess)<\/p>\n\n\n

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    From: https:\/\/thecooperreview.com\/non-threatening-leadership-strategies-for-women\/<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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