I am refering to the culture of the LBS. For example, does Eric's 'machismo' suffer in the eyes of friends and family for correctly doing MLC DBing? Is THAT going to work against him?
I think advice from some very strong women of similar cultures might help.
Experience is a brutal teacher, but you learn. My God, do you learn. - C.S. Lewis
Life is usually all about how you handle Plan B. - Jack3Beans
Listen without defending; Speak without offending - FaithinAK