Megan Reitz - Speak Up

TEDx speaker

Megan Reitz

and John Higgins

Speak

The how-to guide

to navigating the

power and politics

of conversationsUp

at work

Des Dearlove and

Stuart Crainer, Thinkers50

Say what needs

to be said and hear

what needs to

be heard

Praise for Speak Up

Your career, organisation and society at large will be well served if you take time to reflect and act upon this books core messages.

Andrew Brammer, CIO, Allen & Overy LLP

THE how-to guide to navigating the power and politics of

conversations at work.

Des Dearlove and Stuart Crainer, Thinkers50

Speaking truth to power has never been more critical than it feels today, but finding our voice and helping others find theirs requires awareness, compassion and skill. Megan and Johns research into the complexities of speaking our truth has resulted in one of the best

how-to guides I have read in a long time.

Marina Bolton, HR Director, Organisation

Development, Design and Learning, UK Civil Service

Creating the right conditions for individuals to speak up is a critical organisational capability. This book will trigger reflections and provide tools to do so.

Cline Shakouri-Dias, Head, Talent and Organisational

Development, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

The world of sport is all about the character of people in a highly pressured environment. The quality of conversations is a critical component of character and this book gives you a clear structure on how to say what matters when it really matters - before the event not later when the pressure is off and it is too late to make a difference to the result.

John Neal, Head of Coach Development, English

Cricket Board

Megan and Johns research is a timely and crucial guide for leaders in how they can influence organisational culture towards openness and respect.

John Shropshire, Chairman, Gs Fresh

With such rapid change, leaders need to make decisions quickly, thoughtfully and ethically they cant do this unless they speak up well and enable others to do the same. This book tells you how.

Mark Esposito, Professor of Business and Economics,

Hult International Business School; Member of the

Teaching Faculty at Harvard University

Oh, what a tangled web we weave, observed Sir Walter Scott. Megan Reitz and John Higgins give us a fascinating insight into the tangled web of power, silence and the art of speaking up. If you want to have more of a voice or help others to have one, read this book. It is not to be missed.

Richard Badham, Professor of Management,

Macquarie Business School and Graduate School

of Management. Author of Ironies of Organizational

Change (Edward Elgar, 2020) and co-author of Power,

Politics and Organizational Change

(Sage, Third Edition 2020)

Full of valuable insights and concrete actions, Speak Up is a compelling read for all those wishing to create a more open, thriving and productive environment within their organisation.

Derek Hammond, Managing Director, Head of Culture

and Conduct UK, Societe Generale

Speak Up is full of important lessons about the impact we have on people around us. It is not just about speaking up, but understanding why others may not in your presence - a crucial lesson if you want to lead effectively.

Mark Davies, Chairman British Rowing

Open dialogue is critical to personal and organisational performance.

Megans Speak Up work with us in Vestey has shone a light on how we communicate and given us the means to influence our

conversational habits for the better.

George Vestey, CEO Vestey Holdings

Speak Up is a powerful book on an important topic. Authors Megan Reitz and John Higgins offer a compassionate perspective on speaking up at work as they take us readers through the subtle elements that contribute to our holding back valuable ideas and observations. Their TRUTH framework which is as practical as it is rigorous identifies essential elements to help individuals find their voice.

Amy Edmondson, Professor, Harvard Business School,

author, The Fearless Organization (Wiley, 2019)

Stop telling people to speak up; instead, set up the social spaces so a person is actually heard. Reitz and Higgins show us how to do more than try harder to overcome ideas being silenced.

Nilofer Merchant, author, Power of Onlyness

Finding our voice and helping others find theirs requires awareness, compassion and skill. This book provides a vital how-to guide to developing these and opening dialogue in our workplace.

Michael Chaskalson, bestselling author, Mindfulness

in 8 Weeks and Mind Time; Thinkers50 Radar

After thirty years across military, management consulting, banking and private equity organisations, I find myself fascinated by the fact that speaking up well is a sign of an outperformance culture. This is so rarely explicit and understood. Participation in this study at the early stages and now benefiting from this book have been a positive and powerful experience for my role in leadership in organisations.

Ruwan Weerasekera, formerly COO Trading & Sales,

UBS Investment Bank and Senior Independent

Director, ICBC Standard Bank

John Higgins taught me how to speak truth to power. A cathartic experience that allowed me to be heard and remain true to myself.

His brilliant new book, co-authored with Megan Reitz, Speak Up is an indispensable, practical guide for everyone who wants to increase their personal impact in any work situation.

Diana Choyleva, Chief Economist, Enodo Economics;

author, The Bill in the China Shop

SPEAK UP

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Megan Reitz

John Higgins

SPEAK UP

SAY WHAT NEEDS TO BE

SAID AND HEAR WHAT

NEEDS TO BE HEARD

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