Four Conversations I Was Grateful For In 2022

The De-Stigmatization of Mental Health Dialogue

Stigmatization has long plagued the necessary conversations around mental health. These are both public and self-stigmas. As a result, people have avoided treatment, or have denied the existence of any of their problems to start with. These stigmas have obvious impacts on exacerbating individuals’ mental health. However, these individual impacts have far-reaching societal implications as well.

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Understanding The Meaning of Inner-Courage

We often associate courage with the absence of fear. However, in reality, fear is what separates courageousness from fearlessness. Fearlessness lacks the thought, foresight, and intuition required to conquer our greatest obstacles. Courage on the other hand entails a deeper understanding of the obstacles and steps necessary to achieve our most important goals.

Ironically, the catalyst between these two phenomena is the presence of fear itself. Fear allows us to recognize, understand, and assess risk. The cues that cause fear are designed by evolution to keep us safe, and in some cases, alive. To be fearless means that we are ignoring those cues - rushing into risk without considering the consequences. Fearlessness is dangerous.

With this new understanding, what steps can we all take to better understand how to become more courageous at work?

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Bridging the Gender Confidence Gap

Confidence is a vital yet elusive tool in our respective professional and personal lives. Unfortunately, there appears to be a gender confidence gap and it can likely explain many of the discrepancies with seeing between men and women in the workplace today. Research shows this gap starts at age 12 and increases over time. Men will over-rate their performance and abilities while most women under-rated their performance. What is the root of this perceived gap and how do we build awareness and change to reverse the trend?

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The Emergence of a Stronger ‘Speak-Up’ Culture at Work

“[speak up culture is the] Voice, or employees’ upward expression of challenging but constructive concerns or ideas on work-related issues, can play a critical role in improving organizational effectiveness. Despite its importance, evidence suggests that many managers are often hesitant to solicit voices from their employees. … Voice is a distinctive behavior that involves an escalation of opinions, ideas, or concerns by employees to their managers with the expectation that they would respond by making systemic changes in their teams.”

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