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The Doctor is IN
Martha and the Female Factor
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My, My, My . . . what a mess—the
jury is back and proclaimed that Martha Stewart lied. She was convicted
of obstructing an investigation relating to insider trading—a charge
never levied at her. She (and her legal team) made lots of mistakes.
Probably her first was even speaking to anyone from the government
without fully understanding that she was a target coupled with the
simple fact she started with the wrong attorney.
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When someone, anyone, is attempting to
portray another as a criminal, you need criminal representation—not
corporate. It was downhill from there. You may think, “Why get a
criminal attorney unless you have something to hide . . . or are a
criminal?” The answer is quite simple—unless you really are a criminal,
you will most likely not know what should be said and not said. Your
representative is in the same boat.
Will Stewart appeal the verdict? Yes.
Will she succeed in overturning the verdict? Most likely, no. Will she
go to jail? Probably. Should she? No. Was she really presumed
innocent until proven guilty? I don’t think so. I can’t help but
wonder—did she truly have a jury of her peers? Just how many millions
were spent to bring her down? Did she really lie? The jury said so.
Should she have? No.
The Lying Game
Is lying common? Of course . . . it’s at
all levels, including the government. Do I support it? Absolutely
not. But is Ms. Martha alone? I don’t think so. When was the last
time you were pulled over for speeding and you fudged and said you
didn’t know how fast you were going? Is the height and weight correct
on your driver’s license? How about some of the values on those
charitable deductions claimed on your tax return? All are examples of
lying to the government.
If the government decided to put any of us
under a microscope that has a bottomless checkbook to support probing, I
suspect that very few, if any, of us would pass squeaky clean. Lying is
not a good thing. It goes on and anyone who feels that the government
and that the judicial systems are 100 percent honest needs to come out
of lala-land.
As an author, speaker and columnist on
workplace issues, my email was bombarded from readers about Martha
Stewart after the conviction. Some I’ve heard from in the past, others
new voices. All were women. All said basically that the outcome
stinks; that Martha was targeted because she was, well, Martha; that
there are gender issues at play (many wrote that they like to see a list
of men who’ve been prosecuted and jailed under the same circumstances);
that it’s OK and assumed that men will be aggressive and cheered for
been assertive and women—the Marthas, will be labeled as bitches,
egomaniacs, arrogant and selfish. One emailer wrote, “I wish I had a
dime for every lie from the Government—including our elected
representatives . . . I’d be wealthy indeed.”
Interesting, Martha’s former testifying
friend (I assume that she is a former at this point), Mariana
Pasternak’s hubby Bart is a vascular surgeon. He just happened to own
100,000 thousands of shares of the ImClone stock that seeded Martha’s
misadventures at the same time. He sold 10,000 shares within a day of
Stewart selling hers and dumped the rest a few weeks later. Did the
Feds visit him about “insider trading”? Did he lie as to why he sold
them if asked?
One juror felt Stewart was the poster
CEO for all corporate scandal and the Slaying of Martha was an overdue
victory for the little guy. I wonder if Kenneth Lay (Enron), Bernie
Ebbers (WorldCom) and Joe Naccio (Qwest) are sleeping better these days
knowing that Martha’s conviction may just take some of the sting out of
the incredible depth of their dishonesty, mismanagement and corporate
misbehavior? These men lost vast amounts of money, cheated creditors,
wiped out employees’ pensions, devastated communities, and caused
thousands of men and women to lose their jobs and to lose their life
savings. Stewart being the poster CEO for corporate scandal . . .
please.
The Visibility Factor
Can high visibility be a handicap to one’s
career? Since the mid-eighties, my research has shown that the more
visible you are and the more successful you are, or perceived to be, the
more often people will try to take you down. The thousands of women and
men that I’ve interviewed over the years on the topics of sabotage in
the workplace, failure, success and rebuilding confidence have expressed
as much.
Failure is also a bigger handicap for
women than for men. Men often view failure as a fact of life . . . get
up and get going again. Women often view it as being tainted for the
rest of your life, cooties, and want to withdraw (Woman to Woman 2000,
New Horizon Press).
Does that mean that if you are successful,
others will target you . . . by prosecutors if it could be politically
smart for them to do so? Maybe. Readers have shared that that is
exactly what they endured along their career paths. As women, successful
and visible women, there were plenty non-supporters tossing roadblocks
their way.
Are there different rules for women than
there are for men when it comes to success, visibility, even celebrity?
I think so. All the women who responded to previous columns on this
topic felt there are. For women, high visibility can be a handicap.
Expect pot shots and innuendos hurled in your direction.
What’s the lesson?
—see the first paragraph—and if you are a Big Shot, if anyone shows up
from the government, keep your mouth shut until you know and understand
what “it” is all about. We all know that Martha is a tough cookie—one
who wears an apron. She made lots of mistakes, and yes, she shouldn’t
have lied. But being treated as a criminal? I don’t think so.
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Based on a chapter of
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The
Judith Briles Health Care Management -Leadership Forum is getting great
reviews!
We had our first Forum last March
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Participation in the Forum is
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Next session is June 3rd
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What
is the Forum?
The Judith Briles
Health Care Management-Leadership Forum
is designed exclusively for the frontline manager of five years or less
experience in the health care workplace. Too often, people are promoted with
minimal, if any, training in "How to be a Manager." Even less is offered in
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Participants will learn: Effective Use of Influence and Power; Effective
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Proactive Listening; Peer Mentoring; Peer Networking; eMentoring; eCoaching;
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Based on the phenomenal research detailed in my book, “Zapping Conflict in
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delivers results that can be implemented immediately upon the attendee's
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after you've returned to your workplace!
More
Info . . .
All sessions are held in Judith’s
offices in Aurora CO. When weather permits, they are outside, surrounded by
beautiful gardens, ponds and charming fountains. Dress is casual and
comfortable and food excellent. All it needs is you. Future dates include:
2004
- June 3-4
- July 22-23
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September 23-24
For those of you who would like to take
advantage of this program by traveling to our corporate office in the Metro
Denver area, we have made special arrangements with the Radisson Hotel
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To take advantage of this exclusive
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Etc.,
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Speaking . . .
Call Angie Pacheco in our offices to
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Zapping Red Ink Behavior . . . the Curse of the Workplace
Learn why there is a
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contributing factors of Red Ink Behavior are; why there are unique
differences in female dominated workplaces ...
Consulting . . .
After constant requests, I've allocated a few hours each day for consulting.
By the hour or the project, you can schedule an intensive brainstorming
session with me. Each year, we commit to up to three health care systems to
do a combination of on and off-site training, coaching and mentoring. This
year, we’ve added publishing to the list of offerings—as in everything you
need to know, and you didn’t know you needed to know. To check available
times or if you group qualifies, either call at 800-594-0800 or email me at
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If you like the movies, make sure you sign up for
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News to Share . . .
www.FindCE.com
is a new site acting as a continuing education portal that should be good
news to many of our clients. It caters to three entities: Health
professionals, meeting planners and speakers, all of whom register
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If you
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that is woven throughout the industry. Over 3000 women and men responded to
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Available at Amazon.com, Borders.com and Barnes
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Speaking
of Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace… The Reviews Are In!
Here's what's being said about "Zapping Conflict in the Health Care
Workplace" by Dr. Judith Briles:
From the Midwest Book
Review:
”Zapping Conflict in the Health Care Workplace” by author, consultant,
research, spokesperson and international speaker Judith Briles is an
exhaustively researched, accessibly written, informationally practical guide
for workers and employers on a spectrum of health care issues focused upon
the importance of preserving a well-regulated workplace when people's lives
are at stake every day. Individual chapters instructionally address positive
means for handling conflict between employees, the straight scoop on
workplace sabotage and how to deal with it, advice on generational
differences, and much, much more.
Highly
recommended for non-specialist general readers with an interest in health
care workplace issues, policies, and concerns, as well as offering
specifically useable advice for workplaces beyond the field of health care,
Zapping Conflict In The Health Care Workplace is a welcome and invaluable
addition to personal, professional, corporate, and community library Health
& Medicine reference collections.
From The Director of
NADONA/LTC:
This outstanding publication is a MUST for
every nurse working in long term care, including the director of nursing!
By the year 2005, an estimated 11.5 million women and men in the United
States will work in the health care industry. Shortages exist in nursing and
dental hygienists and assistance. Conflict and sabotage in the "caring"
environment of health care is increasing. Instead of actively finding ways
and methods to resolve conflict, managers and staff totally disagree on WHY
conflict is increasing and on HOW to reduce it. Therefore, they avoid it.
Dr. Briles shows why women must eradicate traditional and harmful learned
behaviors, why organizations must rebuild their educational offerings to
include both clinical and professional development offerings and managers
and staff must learn constructive and effective ways to deal with conflict
and sabotage when it surfaces.
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