How To Stop Getting Interrupted At Work

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🗓️ 21 September 2021

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Summary

Getting interrupted. Getting ideas stolen. Being talked over and ignored in meetings. This happens to women, people of color and marginalized workers a LOT.

So what should you do when you get interrupted or talked over or have an idea stolen in a meeting? In this episode, Stacey Vanek Smith, author of the new book Machiavelli For Women, goes over four ways to be heard in the workplace.

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0:00.0	Meetings. Love them, hate them. When it comes to the workplace, they are undeniably important.
0:06.1	Meetings are where new ideas are born. Special projects are assigned, and a lot of politics and
0:12.0	power dynamics play out. If you are low in the pecking order, meetings can be a place where you
0:17.2	are disrespected, interrupted, ignored, or even have your ideas stolen. Research has found that
0:24.2	this happens to women, people of color, and LGBTQ and non-binary workers a lot.
0:29.9	I'm so glad you're doing this episode. This is a thing that I have been thinking about a lot.
0:35.5	It's just so important who gets interrupted and when, you know?
0:38.7	Kenny, can you alone for planet money? I'm glad this topic is resonating with you.
0:43.2	Yeah, you know, I actually thought this would make a really good life kit episode.
0:45.8	That is super interesting, Kenny. I think that would make a great life kit.
0:49.6	Right? How to be heard in meetings. Right. Let's do it.
0:52.8	Alexi Horowitz-Gazzy. Welcome. I'm glad you're interested in this.
0:56.8	Yeah, if you think about it, being heard is so key. I mean, if nobody hears your ideas,
1:02.5	how are you going to get those ideas off the ground? Well, exactly.
1:05.6	Yes, Alexi. And to piggyback office, how do you get funding if your ideas are yours?
1:09.5	Oh, yeah. Right?
1:10.4	Love this idea. I mean, thank you, Alexi.
1:12.4	Actually, I am super excited about that.
1:14.4	Yeah, I'm really glad you guys are excited about this. When I had this idea months ago,
1:18.7	because I was working on a book, I have a book that's just come out. It's called Machiavelli for women.
1:23.2	And it deals with a lot of these issues in the workplace, like women and work and pay,
1:28.2	and how to handle things like getting interrupted.
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