Plus, how to tell your boss you're pregnant.
| SEPTEMBER 29, 2021 • VOL. 19 ISSUE 39 | | | Hi John,
Have you felt more nervous to speak your mind over the past eighteen months than in years past? Or have you felt more confident to do so?
We're interested to know whether people self-censor more today than they used to, and why. Or are we more outspoken? Please take this short survey and tell us of your experience. Your participation helps us uncover important cultural trends. You can also enter a drawing to win a $50 Amazon gift card. | | | | In today's Q&A Joseph Grenny helps a reader tackle this conundrum: I want to shush people when they're chatting in a church, theater, or other quiet setting, AND I don't want to offend them. How? |
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| | | | HOW TO SHUSH SOMEONE | | by Joseph Grenny |
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| | I often find myself in audience settings—such as a theater, concert, class or worship service—with chatty neighbors whose whispered (or loud) conversations disturb the peace of everyone around them. Occasionally I have the option to move to another seat, but not always. I have tried writing notes or attempting a polite reminder, but these usually don’t work and only create tension—offenders may talk less but the chatting continues, and I am left fuming and racking my brain for a solution. I would love to address the chattering in a way that doesn’t offend. I think my reminders don’t produce the desired result precisely because people feel offended. I would sincerely appreciate your advice.
Signed,
Gag Order |
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| | | | Dear Gag Order,
Tell me about it.
Years back in a church meeting I heard a distinct clicking sound behind me. Clack-clack. Clack-clack-clack. Clackity-clackity-clackity-clack. It went on and on. By the time I turned to get a sly look at the source, my irritation had festered into disgust. | | |
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| | | | | | HOW TO TELL YOUR BOSS YOU'RE PREGNANT | | Advocate for yourself and enrich your workplace relationships with these tips from Emily Gregory. |
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| | You can scroll social media or you can do something productive. Here's how to do the latter.
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