Thanks for this message Jen. As a person who had breast cancer and is now in remission, I really do not like to use the words, "I battled...I am a victor...I am a warrior... or even I am a survivor." It really does make me feel uncomfortable because I didn't want to have to "fight" in the first place!!! And who knows if the "battle" is ever over! But I know that those are the words that people decide to use and I am usually too tired to explain to them why I do not identify with those words at all! I am simply thankful for being here when so many people I love who experienced cancer of any kind are NOT here. So I don't feel victorious sometimes. But what I can always tap into is a sense of thankfulness and gratefulness that I was given more time here on earth to spend with my family! However long that lasts!!
Loved this comment-- very congruent with something I taught at the GSB for years which is that language creates reality. Thanks for posting this; so important for people to understand this!
I love the Thoughts on Being Well email/newsletter. (I'm not sure what you call it?). I love the short blog and what you're reading and bookmarked. I look forward to the next one.
We use the VUCA language a lot to describe todays workplace. Your thoughts on battlefield language and how it's not helping us has made me rethink how we can present this (or not present it) in a meaningful and less battle-like way. Thank you.
Thanks for this excellent post. I worked for years with a colleagues (in truth, male) who littered conversations with "hand to hand combat," "parachute in," etc etc and it DID feel aggressive and angry. But at the time, it was more the norm. The world is shifting - and when leaders like you call it out and shine the spotlight, it helps nudge us to pause before militarizing our speech. Thanks again.
Thanks for this message Jen. As a person who had breast cancer and is now in remission, I really do not like to use the words, "I battled...I am a victor...I am a warrior... or even I am a survivor." It really does make me feel uncomfortable because I didn't want to have to "fight" in the first place!!! And who knows if the "battle" is ever over! But I know that those are the words that people decide to use and I am usually too tired to explain to them why I do not identify with those words at all! I am simply thankful for being here when so many people I love who experienced cancer of any kind are NOT here. So I don't feel victorious sometimes. But what I can always tap into is a sense of thankfulness and gratefulness that I was given more time here on earth to spend with my family! However long that lasts!!
Thank you for alerting us all to Patron!! I'm now a follower and fan :)
Loved this comment-- very congruent with something I taught at the GSB for years which is that language creates reality. Thanks for posting this; so important for people to understand this!
I love the Thoughts on Being Well email/newsletter. (I'm not sure what you call it?). I love the short blog and what you're reading and bookmarked. I look forward to the next one.
We use the VUCA language a lot to describe todays workplace. Your thoughts on battlefield language and how it's not helping us has made me rethink how we can present this (or not present it) in a meaningful and less battle-like way. Thank you.
Thanks for this excellent post. I worked for years with a colleagues (in truth, male) who littered conversations with "hand to hand combat," "parachute in," etc etc and it DID feel aggressive and angry. But at the time, it was more the norm. The world is shifting - and when leaders like you call it out and shine the spotlight, it helps nudge us to pause before militarizing our speech. Thanks again.