#49 | Your Workplace Does Not Have a Women Problem It Has a Decision Hygiene Problem and Here Is How to Fix It.

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Previously titled “International Women's Day follow up: Why your decisions are dangerously promoting the wrong people.” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026

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Send a textInternational Women’s Day can spark great conversations… and then Monday arrives and everything snaps back to “busy.”This episode is the follow-through.If you manage people, this is your practical guide to turning fairness from a once-a-year moment into decision hygiene: the everyday habits that shape who gets seen, backed, and promoted.In this episode, you’ll learnWhy most workplaces don’t have a “women problem” - they have a decision hygiene problemThe hidden ways careers get shaped: credit, access, opportunity, clarity, protection (and why “treat everyone the same” isn’t fairness)The difference between confidence and confidence performance (and why “be more confident” is lazy feedback)How to stop rewarding “the ask” by default - without turning work into a bureaucracy festivalA simple, repeatable leadership habit: Give Audit → Give Plan → Give Proof (15 minutes a week)Key momentsThe uncomfortable truth: how informal decisions quietly shape progressionBrain stuff (without the TED Talk): why “equal treatment” doesn’t create equal outcomesCareer Quote Crime: “Just be more confident” (and what to say instead)Listener dilemma: “I’m being overlooked - how do I ask for support when my manager is slammed?”The manager-proof ask: how to request visibility and growth with clarity, not emotionYour weekly system: the quickest way to rebalance credit, access, and opportunityPractical scripts you can stealIf you’re the team member: “Can I grab 15 minutes? In the next 4 weeks I’d like to own one visible stretch piece and present it to [X]. I’ve got two options that would help the team - which would you back?”If you’re the manager (instead of ‘be more confident’): “I want more visibility of your thinking - let’s define what that looks like in meetings and stakeholder moments.”Your action for this weekBook 15 minutes on Friday and run:Give Audit: who got credit, access, opportunity, protection?Give Plan: one deliberate “give” next weekGive Proof: one line you can point to (so it becomes a habit, not a hope)If you want to go furtherTry the “Create a moment” move: A thank you is a compliment. A moment is a reputation. Name the person, name the value, name the result - where other people can hear it.Ready to make your next bold move? Grab the free Bold Move Audit and join the insider crew. Stuck, simmering, or onto something juicy? I want to hear it. Drop me a line at [email protected] - I read them all.

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