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Addressing the Spiral of Silence In Law Firms: Fostering Open Communication

The "Spiral of Silence" can mean workers don't feel comfortable sharing their opinion or voicing concerns about how they or others are being treated. This allows mistreatment and biases to go unchecked at an individual level and can also result in a secondary spiral in which workers feel they are not able to fully express their personal identity in the workplace.

11 minute read July 01, 2021 at 12:11 AM
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Susan Freeman and Heidi Turner
Addressing the Spiral of Silence In Law Firms: Fostering Open Communication

If you've ever been in a room at work where someone confidently voiced an opinion you disagreed strongly with, but felt too afraid to speak up, you're not alone.

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