354: The Responsibility to Speak Up

This week Tim Van Woeart and Murphy Daley have a wide-ranging conversation that begins with Murphy’s upcoming project-management office hours, her new audiobook, and the Spanish translation of her AV Project Manager Handbook. The discussion then takes a serious turn toward the Cornell fraternity sexual-assault case, higher-education responsibility, Greek-life culture, bystander intervention, personal accountability, and the importance of speaking up when something is wrong. Both hosts emphasize that allegations should be distinguished from established facts while discussing the broader lessons around safety, respect and values. Tim connects the conversation to his own fraternity experience and the responsibility of organizations to establish and maintain standards. Murphy expands the discussion into personal character, choosing relationships that make us better people, and recognizing potentially dangerous situations. Murphy also shares a personal AV-industry experience involving inappropriate behavior at a late-night installation, illustrating why professionals need to feel empowered to establish boundaries and speak up. The episode ultimately returns to a recurring AV Life theme: kindness, respect, awareness, accountability and maintaining strong professional values.

Topics discussed:

Murphy Daley's upcoming AV/IT Project Management Office HoursMurphy's AV Project Manager Handbook audiobookThe upcoming Spanish translation of Murphy's bookInfoComm and Murphy's potential trip to FloridaSpanish language and regional dialectsThe Cornell Seven case and its renewed attentionSexual assault, safety and responsibility in higher educationGreek organizations, fraternity/sorority culture and organizational standardsBystander intervention and the importance of speaking upParenting, teaching young people about awareness and personal responsibilityRespect, kindness, professional boundaries and workplace cultureAn AV-industry experience involving inappropriate behavior during an installationThe AV Life is a Higher Ed AV Media production. More at higheredav.com.

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