No Explanation Required!: A Woman's Guide to Assert Your Confidence and Communicate to Win at Work

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Communicating in a Crisis

The Difference Between Reaction and Response

KEY TAKEAWAY

Passive communication is conditioned in women and takes many forms, including emotional reaction. Learning the art of the professional response is a key building block to gaining power.

My gray 1988 Honda Accord was parked at the corner of my block, when at around 2 a.m., its alarm sounded off. A man had slammed his car into my precious automobile, the only thing I owned, a source of autonomous pride in my fledgling adulthood. I was still living with my grandparents, ...