Overcoming timidity with agency
Givers are often timid because acting in others' interest can make it difficult to assert your own.
Managers can help givers to separate timidity from generosity. They can teach givers to shift their frame of reference to advocate for others using relational accounts. Ask employees to think of others who share their interests and then make a verbal commitment to help that person. Being tough when representing other's interests will help their self-image as givers.
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