Sarah
Glova
CEO at Reify Media
"Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership"
"Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership"
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"Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership"
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"Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership"
"Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership"
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Session: Stop Giving Women Advice - Fighting the Toxic Effects of Unsolicited Advice on Women’s Leadership
We’re weighing each other down with advice instead of opening up the conversation. Worse, we don’t even notice we’re doing it.Advice is not neutral. It is mindset shifting, often in a toxic way, and we’re drowning in it. But no one’s talking about it! No one’s talking about how common it is for us to get advice from strangers, or unsolicited advice from our coworkers, or unsolicited advice from our families.
Research shows that receiving unwanted advice leads people to feel judged and caught lacking when they were trying to show up big. It’s disempowering. In the end, the advice-giver suffers, too; we do not get the best of each other. We miss out on original insights, work, productivity, collaborations, and more trusting relationships.
By healing our relationship with advice in our own unique way, we can empower ourselves to resist the negative effects of toxic advice and lean into our own perspectives and intuition. We can also change our habits around advice-giving, unlocking our potential as leaders and trusted friends and improving our work and personal relationships.
This session is an invitation for the attendees to be more aware of advice: where it shows up, how it affects us, and the alternatives we have for “advice giving.”
Key Takeaways
- By healing our relationship with advice in our own unique way, we can empower ourselves to resist the negative effects of toxic advice and lean into our own perspectives and intuition
- We can also change our habits around advice-giving, unlocking our potential as leaders and trusted friends and improving our work and personal relationships
- We can be more aware of advice: where it shows up, how it affects us, and the alternatives we have for “advice giving”
Bio
As a speaker, Dr. Sarah Glova is known for translating complicated or technical trends into authentic discussions for all skill levels. She has a PhD in Instructional Technology and is a published author, seasoned board member, and international public speaker. She has facilitated training sessions from California to Qatar, with highlights like Connected World Summit in London, Select USA Summit in Washington DC, IoT Evolution in Florida, and many more. Her trademark skill is bringing trends and innovations to life with powerful and engaging storytelling.Dr. Glova is the CEO of the award-winning firm Reify Media, and she's been a woman in tech since she began her career teaching technical writing to engineering undergraduates in 2010. She continues to mentor and guest lecture senior design students in industrial engineering.
