Chapter 3
Risk: how we experience it and how we create it
Speaking up happens when we trust in what we have to say and are willing to accept the risks of saying it.
You may think to yourself ‘I have something to say.’ Your next thought though is likely to be ‘ … but what will happen if I say it?’ This chapter is about risk and how our perceptions of the consequences of speaking up affect what we say – and what others say to us.
You will learn:
- what it is that scares you about speaking up and how you can understand and mitigate the consequences
- how to catch yourself catastrophising and get a sense of perspective
- how your cultural perspective ...
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