The world is constantly changing. Some things that may have been fine to say or do five years ago simply aren't fine anymore.

On this episode, how to protect your reputation and more importantly how to lead by example through humility,

learning, and grace.

This is Coaching for Leaders episode 388.

Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential

Greetings to you from Orange County, California. This is coaching for leaders and I'm your host, Dave Stahoviac. Leaders aren't born, they're made.

And this weekly show gives you access to the practical wisdom that will

empower you to become a better leader. And of course a big part of being an

effective leader is continuing to learn, to grow, to use the right language,

and to also be conscious of the complex world that we live in.

Today we're going to have a conversation about how to protect your own reputation,

but I think even more importantly beyond that of how to really set the stage for civility, inclusivity,

in the workplace, and what are the things that we should be thinking about as leaders in order to set that stage of inclusion.

I am so glad to welcome back to the show for her third appearance, Sharon Bar Devide.

Sharon is a leading Canadian expert on workplace

in civility and the author of the book, Trust Your Canary,

Every Leaders Guide to Taming Work workplace in civility. She's

particularly passionate about her work with abrasive leaders, the highly

talented people whose interpersonal style sometimes rubs people the wrong way and creates

distress in the work environment. Over the last 27 years Sharon has worked with

over 41,000 people through training sessions, consulting, coaching, and keynote speeches.

And Sharon's been a great coach to me in some of my language and every time she's on, she's

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