Communication Crisis: Men vs. Women

Why does a woman receive little response to an idea she introduces at a meeting while minutes later a man with virtually the same idea is hailed as brilliant? Why does a man who tells a joke to a group gathered at the coffee machine receive glares from his female colleagues instead of laughter? Perhaps observing the way women and men communicate is to take a close look at the way they interact in the workplace. Personally, I believe that if all of us can start looking at men and women and acknowledge the differences and working with the differences in our communication styles, we'll all wo…