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    Month: November 2020

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    7. Women’s Developmental Advantage through Shame: What about Men?

    We have presented a case for women’s development of managerial competence in the business world previously dominated by men. Now we turn to the benefits of shame for powering individual development, where women also may have a biological advantage. Self-doubt

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020May 20, 2021 Emotions, Women's Leadership No Comments Read more

    6. Women and Shame: Insecurity or Energy for Improvement at Work?

    As a personal therapist I often hear from women in all walks of life that they can’t keep from doubting themselves now and then. Their self-esteem is often fragile, no matter how successful and well-paid they are in their careers.

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020May 20, 2021 Emotions, Leadership, Women's Leadership No Comments Read more

    5. Further Shame Research, from Toddlers to Computers and Adults

    A videotape study of toddlers (1.5-3 years old) at play in a New York preschool1 showed significant differences in boys’ and girls’ relating with their mothers who were watching them. These difference prefigure some of the typical adult sex differences

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020January 8, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

    Research on Shame based on Disrupted Relations

    The popular conception of shame in America is a onsesided version of 1990s TV host John Bradshaw’s “toxic shame.” This translates a shame moment signaling I have done something bad into a character flaw: I am bad. But already in

    Norman Brown November 3, 2020January 8, 2021 Emotions No Comments Read more

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