A couple of weeks ago, there was an email solicitation by my
negotiation instructor for Kennedy School students to participate in a taping
that would be used on the Katie Couric show.
It was a segment to promote the book “Lean In” by Sheryl
Sandberg. It was about how women
negotiate and how they are perceived in the workplace.
As you can tell from the video, they picked my clip and the
clip of another one of my midcareer classmates to be on the show.
How’s that for a Harvard moment? I go to class one day and end up on national
TV a couple of days later!
And just for the record, Lisa’s clip shows her as
angry. Originally, I was the one who was
supposed to display anger but I refused to feed into the stereotype of an “angry
Black woman” so Lisa did it. Lisa is one
of the sweetest people that I’ve had the pleasure to meet and it was a shock to
see her act so angry. (And it was an act!)
I make a concerted effort not to feature other people or
mention them by name in my blog in order to respect their privacy. However, Lisa likes to fly below the
radar. She’s an amazing activist for
women’s rights, especially for women who have endured sexual violence in the
Congo and Somalia.
Check out her website and if you feel so inclined, please volunteer to
participate or make a financial contribution.
Run for Congo Women
A Thousand Sisters
Lisa Shannon - Wikipedia
57 days until commencement
Run for Congo Women
A Thousand Sisters
Lisa Shannon - Wikipedia
57 days until commencement
Nice! I should have gotten your autograph! :) That was really interesting.
ReplyDeleteIt's so good to hear your voice! You did great.
ReplyDeletePlus, there were great lessons in those examples!