As a leader, you may have times where you are, let’s say, embarrassed? Well, handling it well is the sign of a master. Let’s talk about some tips for that.
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Katie: Welcome to this week’s Hot Flash! Your weekly instructional tip from Skirt Strategies, from Katie and Carol to help each of you…
Carol: You’ve left me nothing to say.
Katie: What would you like to say?
Carol: I’m Carol.
Katie: How about you introduce the topic this week?
Carol: Oh, that would be good.
Katie: Do you remember what?
Carol: I can’t remember it.
Katie: “Dealing with embarrassment.”
Carol: Oh, that’s right! Embarrassing situations.
Katie: This is embarrassing for you.
Carol: Oh my God! I’m so embarrassed.
Katie: I understand. You’ve played the role very well. Thank you so much.
Well, I thought it might be an interesting topic because we sometimes get in situations where we don’t know what to do. And a colleague of mine emailed me, (this happened several months ago) but she had just walked out of a board room meeting with all of her superiors and some colleagues and had toilet paper. It wasn’t even on her shoe, it was actually somewhere on her skirt.
Carol: Oh my God!
Katie: And she closed the door and she was so mortified, she just said, “I don’t know what to do. Katie – tell me what to do.” And you know what I said? This goes back to our – “Have a sense of humor.”
Carol: Yeah.
Katie: I say, “You face it.”
Carol: “Tell everybody.”
Katie: And you’re like – “I actually wore a tail because I’m Superwoman.”
Carol: Right. Have fun with it.
Katie: And do you think that will ever happen to you?
Carol: Oh, I have to tell you I did think of something. I went up to a gentleman, a legislator and I was talking to him and I looked at him and I said, “I love your tie.” And he looked at me with this very puzzled look and he said, “I love you too.”
Katie: He thought you said, “I love you.”
Carol: He thought I said, “I love you.” And then, what did you do? I still haven’t told him and he said, “Good friends.” So at some point, I’m going to have to tell him.
Katie: He’s probably a little… Does he feel uncomfortable around you?
Carol: I don’t think so. I think it was hilarious and I’m…
Katie: God that’s funny! There’s not enough love in the world so that’s an okay thing.
But I have walked into a group. Actually, one of the first things where I met you was talking to an association group and I had a little pantyhose issue. Let’s not even go in there. I’ve got lots of family embarrassing things and a few professional ones.
But you know what? This would be a great topic to hear from those that get the Hot Flash and on the blog. As you see it on the half hour blog – is the topic for the week. We’ll have it up there as the topic and I’ll say a few words about it and you will too.
Carol: Yeah.
Katie: And the general public can actually add to and comment. That would be a great place to hear others and how you respond to it. What specifically do you do to quickly get it in the past?
Carol: Yes. And maybe the way I did it was not the way to do it – just walk away, horrified. You know, and sometimes we do that.
Katie: You were shocked.
Carol: And you know what? We have to remember that everybody else is not feeling the same way that you are about it.
Katie: Yup. That’s right. So through leadership in so many cases.
Carol: Yeah.
Katie: So composure, still be a leader, understand that you’re human and just fess right up to it.
Carol: Absolutely.
Katie: Well, that’s enough for this week. I think what we’ll do is we’ll see you guys for another topic next week.
If you’re a part of the Skirt Strategies membership, you know the go from here to your weekly focus and intent which is called your Monday Morning Detox – to help make this happen and to implement the skill and the ideas and the techniques in your weekly interactions.
Carol: And we do want to hear from you. We’d love to know that you’re listening to us and enjoying what you hear and if you’re not…
Katie: Because we love you. I love you.
Carol: If you’re not, you can post to the blog and we’ll just take it off.
Katie: Well, we could – if they get nasty.
Carol: Yeah.
Katie: Never mind. We’ll see you next week! Have a good one! Bye.
Carol: Bye.
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