Is workplace friendship between women and men possible in a time of #MeToo? If so, what might it look like, and how can both women and men show up differently?
In our important societal discussion about sexual harassment and power, these questions aren’t exactly on the tips of people’s tongues.
Yet they are vitally important to the health of organizations and the quality of our lives. If men avoid women out of self-protective fear, who does that benefit? If men respond instead with new ways of silencing women’s voices, that moves us backwards.
Many women are angry. Many men are befuddled and/or defensive. Where we can meet each other for the good of all?
Credit Hilary Bradbury for these questions. I asked to interview her about sexual harassment, power, and adult development. She made a counteroffer—actually, two:
- Let’s talk about friendship
- Let’s include men in the conversation
Isn’t it great when people come up with better ideas than the one you started with?
This week, Hilary and Bill Torbert join me for an enlivening and provocative conversation that builds to a level of intimacy that I found heart-warming. Hilary previously spoke with me about power in relationships between women and men, and Bill about framing conversations for powerful results.
We talk at the cultural and societal level. We also talk about how their own friendship has evolved over decades, the subject of their recent book, Eros/Power: Love In The Spirit of Inquiry.
Tune in, share with your peeps, and let me know what you think.
Highlights
- 15:00 Women’s rage
- 27:00 From unilateral power to mutual power
- 36:00 When two people become attracted at work
- 40:30 We cannot rely on police-like rules
- 43:00 The “whitest white woman” on the receiving end of rage
- 52:00 What to do with the urge to discharge?
- 57:00 When Bill shouts out in pain
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