How To Normalize Speaking Up: What Individuals And Organizations Can Do (With Helen Afford)

We still hear about many scandals, bribery, and corruption in organizations. Often there are some people in the organization that know about it, yet stay quiet. The cost of silence can be very high. Both individuals and organizations play a role in moving from bystanders to outspoken to report problems and wrong-doing. In this episode we hear from Helen Afford, General Counsel for IMI Critical Engineering. Her vision is a world where people do the right thing even when no-one is looking. In this episode, Helen shares: ✔️Why it is so hard to speak up in the workplace. ✔️How people can more easily speak up when they see something wrong. ✔️What leaders can do to help their team speak up more. ✔️One core action organizations can take to support speaking up.   Helen’s talk “Silence can be deadly. Why speaking up matters”: https://youtu.be/eaOQll8zIFM   Other Episodes You’ll Like: How Boeing Created a Speaking Up Culture after Two Fatal Accidents: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/how-boeing-created-a-speaking-up-culture-after-two-fatal-accidents 20 Reasons Why Successful Leaders Have Assertive Teams: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/20-reasons-why-successful-leaders-have-assertive-teams 4 Reasons Why It Is Important For Leaders To Speak Up: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/4-reasons-why-it-is-important-for-leaders-to-speak-up Women's Great Resignation: How To Avoid Losing Talent: https://speakyourmindnow.libsyn.com/womens-great-resignation-how-to-avoid-losing-talent   Free Resources: Ask me your question for the next episode here: https://www.speakpipe.com/speakyourmindquestion Sign up for 10 Day free Assertive And Liked Challenge: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/beassertiveandliked Free resources: https://assertiveway.com/free/ Assertiveness free training: https://assertiveway.aweb.page/getahead Assertive Communication Newsletter: https://assertiveway.com/newsletter   Talk or Workshop on Speaking Up With Assertive Communication Podcast page: https://assertiveway.com/podcast-speak-your-mind-unapologetically/ Contact me [email protected] Or via Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ivna-curi-mba-67083b2/   About Assertive Way: Website: https://assertiveway.com Rate the podcast on apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/speak-your-mind-unapologetically-podcast/id1623647915