Breaking the Silence Habit: A Practical Guide to Uncomfortable Conversations in the #MeToo Workplace
- 5h 34m 35s
- Sarah Beaulieu
- Berrett-Koehler Publishers
- 2020
Top consultant Sarah Beaulieu offers a five-part framework that enables employees to have difficult but necessary conversations about sexual harassment and violence and develop new, better ways of working together.
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, employees and leaders are struggling with how to respond to the pervasiveness of sexual harassment. Most approaches simply emphasize knowing and complying with existing laws. But people need more than lists of dos and don’ts - they need to learn how to navigate this uncertain, emotionally charged terrain.
Sarah Beaulieu provides a new skills-based approach to addressing sexual harassment prevention and response in the workplace, including using underdeveloped skills like empathy, situational awareness, boundary setting, and intervention.
Beaulieu outlines a five-part framework for having conversations about sexual harassment: know the facts; feel uncomfortable; get curious, not furious; see the whole picture; and embrace practical questions. By embracing these conversations, we can break the cycle of avoidance and silence that makes our lives and workplaces feel volatile and unsafe.
Grounded in storytelling, humor, and dozens of real-life scenarios, this book introduces the idea of uncomfortable conversation as the core skill required to enable everyone to bring their full talent and contributions to safe and respectful workplaces.
In this Audiobook
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Start Here: Why We Need More Uncomfortable Conversations at Work
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Chapter 1 - A Skills-Based Approach to Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response
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Chapter 2 - Your Conversation Experience and Why it Matters
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Chapter 3 - Know the Facts
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Chapter 4 - Get Uncomfortable
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Chapter 5 - Pause the Reaction
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Chapter 6 - Embrace Practical Questions
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Chapter 7 - See the Whole Picture
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Chapter 8 - The Power of Practice
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Chapter 9 - Helpful Intervention
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Chapter 10 - Power and Boundaries
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Chapter 11 - Responding to Disclosures and Supporting Survivors
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Chapter 12 - Practice and Habits
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Chapter 13 - Navigating Common Conversation Challenges
