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Learn the tools used by the most successful communicators in the world by picking up a copy of the "Your Invisible Toolbox" book - https://goo.gl/PnKbVH We've all seen it. It might be you or the person next to you at a meeting. They fail to speak up during the meeting and it may be taking away from what could be extremely productive. Why do people not speak up in meetings? It could be a variety of things. Ro Crosbie, President of Tero International will explain one big reason why people might not speak up in a meeting and what you can do to set your next meeting up for success. Join the Tero community for more professional development content: Facebook: http://ow.ly/FwqJ300CPsw LinkedIn: http://ow.ly/lXXx300COP6 Twitter: http://ow.ly/N2E1300COIh Instagram: http://ow.ly/b8nK30dxHVY Tero Tips Videos: http://ow.ly/gBsi302qQbD You can visit our website at http://www.tero.com for more information about how our services can better your professional development.

Jordan Peterson argues there's a price to pay both for speaking up and remaining silent, and that remaining silent is far worse. Excerpted from his talk at the Manning Conference, Feb 23-25, 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzZ9h7bM6QE ============================ Jordan Peterson info: Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=3019121 Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordanbpeterson Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drjordanpeterson YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/JordanPetersonVideos

What is EMPLOYEE SILENCE? What does EMPLOYEE SILENCE mean? EMPLOYEE SILENCE meaning - EMPLOYEE SILENCE definition - EMPLOYEE SILENCE explanation. Source: Wikipedia.org article, adapted under https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ license. SUBSCRIBE to our Google Earth flights channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6UuCPh7GrXznZi0Hz2YQnQ Employee silence refers to situations where employees withhold information that might be useful to the organization of which they are a part, whether intentionally or unintentionally. This can happen if employees do not speak up to a supervisor or manager. Within organizations people often have to make decisions about whether to speak up or remain silent - whether to share or withhold their ideas, opinions, and concerns ... in many cases, they choose the safe response of silence, withholding input that could be valuable to others or thoughts that they wish they could express. — Frances J. Milliken and Elizabeth Wolfe Morrison, Shades of Silence: Emerging Themes and Future Directions for Research on Silence in Organizations This means the situation is not going to change for the better anytime soon. Employee silence does not only occur between management and employees, it also occurs during conflict among employees, and as a result of organizational decisions. This silence keeps managers from receiving information that may help to improve the organization. Employee silence, the antithesis of employee voice, refers to situations where employees suppress information that might be useful to the organization of which they are a part. One way this can happen is if employees do not speak up to a supervisor or manager. Van Dyne et al. (2003) define silence as an employee’s motivation to withhold or express ideas, information and opinions about work-related improvements. This silence can be intentional or unintentional; information can be consciously held back by employees. Or it can be an unintentional failure to communicate or a merely a matter of having nothing to say (Tangirala and Ramanujam, 2008). In an organization, this is interesting because it appears that silence is a communicative choice that employees may decide to adopt. Indeed, when there is a problem in the workplace, employees have two options: remain silent or speak up. Unfortunately, many employees choose to remain silent because they do not want to share information that could be interpreted as negative or threatening. Employees typically remain silent about conflicts with co-workers, disagreements about organizational decisions, potential weaknesses in work processes, illegal or dangerous behaviors, and individual/personal grievances. Their silence keeps management from receiving critical information that would allow their organizations to improve or address problems before they have adverse effects. The question of why employees choose to communicate or not in an organizational setting is an interesting one. As Milliken et al. (2003) state, “there is evidence from a variety of sources that employees often do not feel comfortable speaking to their bosses about organizational problems or issues that concern them.” Employees might be afraid of the outcome of speaking up, they might feel like nothing will change, they might simply feel intimidated with the subject matter that they wish to express, or they might feel intimidated by whom they would have to talk to. Also, if their co-workers aren’t speaking up, they might be inclined to close their mouths as well, termed "collective silence". They might not want to break away from the crowd and present an opinion that differs from the majority. Or, employees might not feel like they possess enough power to speak up and voice their opinions; this notion is of particular significance when the organization is structured and set up as a hierarchy or bureaucracy. Employee silence can occur in any organization, most often in organizations where communication is suffering. Employee silence causes the most damage when employees and supervisors do not meet on a regular basis. In a virtual workplace this is also true. In a virtual workplace the only in-person communication is in small discussion groups. This kind of organization is very susceptible to employee silence because there is almost no person-to-person communication, and it is very easy to ignore or misinterpret things like email. Employee silence is a problem for more than just virtual organizations. Within the past few years employee silence has been happening more often in non-virtual organizations. Organizations where considerable risk is involved such as airports and “hospitals; should be especially mindful of” employee silence. This is because mistakes caused by employee silence in these organizations can lead to the loss of life or serious damage costs to the organization.....

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