Loudest Duck Flashcards
(17 cards)
Who is the author of the Loudest Duck?
Laura Liswood
Who is the author of the Loudest Duck?
Laura Liswood
What is the author referring to by Dominant?
The person or entity that is historically in power or overrepresented in highly prized positions.
What is True diversity?
Requires change in unconscious attitude to achieve a Meritocracy.
What does “Noah’s Ark” refer to?
Corporate diversity, two of every kind.
What type of diversity should we strive for?
Cognitive diversity, it is the differing ways people think.
What are Thucydides reasons for change in people?
Fear, Self interest, Honor.
What does the Elephant and the Mouse refer to?
Power structure, The elephant knows nothing about the mouse, but the mouse knows everything about the elephant.
The non dominant group develops vigilance, attentiveness, adaptability.
What is the social constructionist view?
Enough “mice” in an organization will force change, but key is for both groups to adapt traits of each other.
What does “Tell your grandma to go home” refer to?
Unconscious beliefs
US-Squeaky wheel gets the grease.
Japan-Nail that sticks out gets hit on the head.
China-Loudest duck gets shot.
Women-If you can’t say anything nice, don’t speak.
What are the originations of unconscious thinking?
Parents, Experiences, Peers, Religion/Culture, Myth/Fairytale
What does What’s easy for you is hard for me refer to?
Behaviors are norms because they’ve been adopted by the dominant group.
When do you want to speak in a meeting or presentation to get your point across?
First or second, sets agenda, and speaking in first third of meeting makes you more credible.
What is ambition?
The combination of having skills necessary for advancement and the ability to recognize those skills.
How does the allusion men have of themselves compare to that of women?
Mens allusion is Positive, they always hear the positive about themselves first. Women have a negative allusion, they are negative about themselves and internalize it.
Where does Men’s and womens sense of entitlement come from?
Men’s comes from within, women’s is external.
What does managing diversity require?
- Heightened emotional intelligence.
- Awareness
- Observation
- Listening skills
