Stop.
Just stop.
Stop pitting women against other women. Hillary continues to blame everything and everyone - but herself - for her Presidential loss. And this time, she insulted the million of women who voted for Trump - presumably because they don't have their own brains or ability to think and only do what their husbands tell them to do.
STOP. INSULTING. WOMEN.
“We do not do well with white men and we don’t do well with married, white women,” Clinton said. “And part of that is an identification with the Republican Party, and a sort of ongoing pressure to vote the way your husband, your boss, your son, whoever, believes you should.”
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Even her former campaign manager said it was bad: “Look this was bad. I can’t sugarcoat it,” Solis Doyle said on HLN this week. “She was wrong and clearly it’s not helpful to Democrats going into the midterms and certainly not going into 2020.”
This pisses me off. Not because of who I did - or did not - vote for. But because as a woman, she isn't respecting, appreciating, or promoting other women. There is ZERO respect for different opinions. Many of the women who voted against her are educated, working women who (believe it or not) can THINK FOR THEMSELVES.
Here is the takeaway: when YOU are at work, don't insult another woman if she doesn't agree with you. Don't try to take her down or hurt her career. Diverse opinions are more likely to improve business operations, profitability and growth then if everyone is of the same mind. And mostly - don't take it personally and like that woman is out to get you.
It isn't you or her. You don't need to take down another woman to progress. Do you see men doing it? Rarely. So why do women? Why are we so insecure?
The result of that negativity? You look petty. You look irrational. You undermine your own authority and your own power and reputation. You look like you are engaging in a bitch fight and NOT like a professional. You won't be respected. You won't advance your career.
You only hurt yourself. And the woman you tried to hurt (figuratively, of course), comes out with a better reputation and looking like a better leader than you.
If you don't agree with someone else's opinion at work, that's fine. You don't have to.
- Thank them for sharing.
- Support them for having the courage to voice another viewpoint.
- Genuinely consider their viewpoint.
- If the final decision is up to you, and you decide to go in a different direction, no problem. But take the time to explain why.
Look at Hillary. Her reputation is being shattered. The Democratic party is distancing itself from her. Learn from her mistakes.
Be a leader. A leader who respects all opinions and doesn't belittle someone for having a different viewpoint. Be confident in yourself.
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