Adam Galinsky: How to speak up for yourself
Adam Galinsky: Cómo exponer el propio punto de vista
Adam Galinsky teaches people all over the world how to inspire others, speak up effectively, lead teams and negotiate successfully. Full bio
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of this phrase exactly one month ago,
de esta frase exactamente hace un mes,
tuvimos nuestro primer hijo.
when we got home from the hospital,
volvimos a casa desde el hospital
enough nutrients from breastfeeding.
al bebé suficientes nutrientes.
to make a bad first impression
neurotic parent.
locos y neuróticos.
para acudir al médico,
the next day,
de leche inmediatamente
because he was pretty dehydrated.
bastante deshidratado.
we can always contact her.
contactarla cuando hiciera falta.
dicho algo, pero no lo hice.
when we shouldn't,
cuando no deberíamos,
when I let my twin brother down.
cuando decepcioné a mi hermano gemelo.
is a documentary filmmaker,
from a distribution company.
una contraoferta
about this dilemma of speaking up:
en torno a este dilema de expresión:
a nuestros intereses,
are varied and diverse,
dibujando unas pautas generales.
a universal tapestry.
when they make a mistake?
cuando comete un error?
who keeps stepping on my toes?
de trabajo cuando se mete en mis asuntos?
insensitive joke?
de mal gusto de mi amigo?
my deepest insecurities?
de mis más profundas inseguridades?
I've come to recognize
he llegado a darme cuenta
a range of acceptable behavior.
una gama de comportamientos aceptables.
we push ourselves too much.
presionamos demasiado.
his range of acceptable behavior.
aceptables en su opinión.
con mi esposa y conmigo.
nuestros limites somos recompensados.
we're rewarded.
nos castigan de varias maneras.
we get punished in a variety of ways.
o incluso estigmatizados.
or even ostracized.
o esa promoción, o ese trato.
or that promotion or that deal.
saber es: ¿Cuál es mi límite?
our range isn't fixed;
no son fijos, sino bastante dinámicos.
based on the context.
según el contexto.
that range more than anything else,
límites más que cualquier otra cosa:
in the form of alternatives.
surge como alternativa.
to a country, like an immigrant,
a un país nuevo, ser un inmigrante,
o tener una nueva experiencia
en el rol de nuevos padres.
and someone's the subordinate.
y otro es el subordinado;
than the other person.
más poder que la otra.
we have lots of power,
cuando tenemos mucho poder
en cómo comportarnos.
tenemos menos libertad de acción.
our range narrows,
nuestro campo se estrecha,
the low-power double bind.
el doble vínculo de baja potencia.
we go unnoticed,
pasamos desapercibidos,
la frase "doble vínculo"
the phrase the "double bind"
and that's gender.
es decir el género.
who don't speak up go unnoticed,
que no hablan hasta pasar desapercibidas,
y son castigadas.
the same need as men to speak up,
de hablar que los hombres,
que durante las últimas dos décadas
over the last two decades
like a gender difference
un doble vínculo de género,
differences in disguise.
de poder disfrazada.
entre hombres y mujeres
between a man and a woman
There's something fundamentally different
diferente entre los sexos".
que la mejor explicación
for many sex differences
géneros es realmente el poder.
vínculo de baja potencia
de maniobra restringido
means that we have a narrow range,
formas de ampliar nuestro alcance.
to expand our range.
two things really matter.
dos elementos realmente importantes.
in your own eyes.
poderosos a nosotros mismos
in the eyes of others.
así en los ojos de los demás.
our range of acceptable behavior.
para expandir nuestro alcance.
herramientas para llegar a hacerlo.
a set of tools today.
your risk of speaking up.
reducen estos riesgos.
got discovered in negotiations
se descubrió en las negociaciones
less ambitions offers
hacen ofertas menos ambiciosas
at the bargaining table.
los hombres durante negociaciones.
and Emily Amanatullah have discovered
y Emily Amanatullah han descubierto
where women get the same outcomes as men
los mismos resultados que los hombres
and expand it in their own mind.
y los expanden en su mente.
"the mama bear effect."
"el efecto mamá oso".
que defiende a sus cachorros,
we can discover our own voice.
cuando abogamos por otros.
to advocate for ourselves.
abogar por nosotros mismos.
we have to advocate for ourselves
para abogar por nosotros mismos
through the eyes of another person.
a través de los ojos de otra persona.
que tenemos para superar nuestros límites.
we have to expand our range.
what I really want.
lo que realmente quiero.
your hand just like this:
a capital letter E on your forehead
la letra mayúscula E en sus frentes
draw this E in one of two ways,
dibujarla de dos maneras,
as a test of perspective-taking.
originalmente como un test de perspectiva.
an E to another person.
cómo una E por otra persona.
from someone else's vantage point.
el punto de vista de otra persona.
is the self-focused E.
en nosotros mismos
self-focused in a crisis.
about a particular crisis.
una crisis en particular.
en Watsonville, California.
in Watsonville, California.
amenaza con volar el banco.
up with a bomb."
didn't give him the money.
y ponerse en su lugar
really important.
una cantidad específica de dinero.
is going to be evicted
USD 2000 de inmediato".
to rob the bank --
no es robar el banco
para rellenar el papeleo?" (Risas)
fill out the paperwork."
una situación volátil.
defused a volatile situation.
and assertive, but still be likable.
y decididos sin dejar de ser educados.
pero aún así ser simpático,
but still be likable,
a punto de vender un auto.
and you want to sell someone a car.
si dan dos opciones al cliente.
if you give them two options.
and a five-year warranty.
y una garantía de cinco años.
el cliente puede optar entre dos ofertas
people a choice among options,
to accept your offer.
work with salespeople;
con los vendedores;
and rejected everything.
had a brilliant idea.
tuvo una idea brillante.
Bien, esa camisa.
Bien, ese pantalón.
and without resistance.
around the world
in my audience; when I have allies."
a mi alrededor, cuando tengo aliados".
aliados de nuestro lado.
es ser una mamá oso.
and the eyes of others,
a otros a hacer lo mismo,
especially in high places,
especialmente a los más influyentes,
they like us because we flatter them,
les caemos bien porque los halagamos
another double bind.
para resolver otro doble vínculo.
de la autopromoción.
our accomplishments,
nuestros logros, nadie se da cuenta.
about one of our accomplishments,
sobre uno de nuestros logros,
in their eyes but also be likeable.
como simpáticos.
cuando se ve venir.
when I have been forewarned
poco poder venir a pedirme consejo.
the advice to come ask me for advice.
three things about this:
to come ask me for advice.
a venir a pedirme consejo.
on the strategic benefits
las ventajas estratégicas
because they asked for advice.
porque me pidieron consejo.
more confident speaking up
confianza para expresarnos
we already have credibility.
ya tenemos la credibilidad.
we don't have the credibility.
y no tenemos credibilidad,
we can come across as an expert
to go up to friend of theirs
a un amigo y que simplemente le diga:
a passion of yours to me."
una de tus pasiones.
gente y les pregunté:
cuando describieron su pasión?"
about the other person
que tuve que apartarme
hands were coming at me."
que subían de tono".
with a little higher pitch."
a contarme un secreto".
as if telling me a secret."
as you listened to their passion?"
sonreí y me acerqué a ellos".
in our own eyes, to speak up,
de otros para hacerlo.
from others to speak up.
cuando nos tachan de demasiado débiles.
when we come across as too weak.
at work when they shed tears.
el trabajo si se atreven a llorar.
we frame our strong emotions as passion,
fuertes como pasiones,
disappears for both men and women.
seamos hombres o mujeres.
las palabras de mi difunto padre
from my late father
brother's wedding.
passion was cinema,
y pasión era el cine,
for my brother's wedding
para la boda de mi hermano
in the human comedy.
en la comedia humana.
and enriching your performance.
and work to improve their performance
y están trabajando para mejorar,
y gozarás de tus días".
y diferentes límites en este mundo.
ranges and roles in this world.
la esencia de esta charla:
the essence of this talk:
cambia y evoluciona.
expanding and evolving.
humilde buscador de consejos, hazlo;
can use these tools --
del comportamiento aceptable,
of acceptable behavior,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Adam Galinsky - Social psychologistAdam Galinsky teaches people all over the world how to inspire others, speak up effectively, lead teams and negotiate successfully.
Why you should listen
Adam Galinsky is currently the chair of the management division at Columbia Business School. He co-authored the critically acclaimed and best-selling book, Friend & Foe, which distills his two decades of research on leadership, negotiations, diversity, decision-making and ethics. The New York Times says the book performed "a significant public service" and the Financial Times declared that Friend & Foe "fulfills its promise of handing the reader tools to be a better friend and a more formidable foe."
Galinsky has received numerous national and international awards for his teaching and research. He is only the second psychologist to ever to receive the two most important mid-career Awards in Social Psychology. In 2015, he was named one of the top 50 Thinkers on Talent by Thinkers50. In recognition of the quality of his teaching and research, he was selected as one of the World's 50 Best B-School Professors by Poets and Quants (2012).
Galinsky has consulted with and conducted executive workshops for clients across the globe, including Fortune 100 firms, non-profits and local and national governments. He has served as a legal expert in multiple defamation lawsuits, including a trial where he was the sole expert witness for a plaintiff awarded $37 million in damages.
Outside of his professional life, Galinsky is the associate producer on four award-winning documentaries, including Horns and Halos and Battle for Brooklyn, which were both short-listed for Best Documentary at the Academy Awards.
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