Hi, this is Greg Kielstrom. Welcome to season three of the Agile World, where we discuss customer

employee experience, organizational and workforce transformation, and how business can adapt and

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book, The Agile Workforce, now available on Amazon and other retailers. My name is Greg Kielstrom,

and I'm the host of the Agile World podcast. Welcome to a special episode of the show,

brought to you in partnership with Arlington Economic Development, where we discuss issues related

to the workforce, the role of place in the future of work, and the role of the creative sector in

a larger business context. We call this return on creativity. Today, we're going to talk about the

importance of authentic relationships with ourselves and with others, and discovering and

transforming ourselves as we learn and grow both personally and professionally. Tell me,

discuss this topic. I'd like to welcome Michael Doomlow, author of The Wisdom of Guncles,

Advice on Living Life from a Queer Perspective, and senior brand and diversity advisor at

Booz Allen Hamilton. Michael, welcome to the show. Thank you so much for having me, really honor to

be here. Yeah, looking forward to it. So you're a recent author, very exciting, and your book

The Wisdom of Guncles talks about relationships from a number of different perspectives. Can you

talk a little bit about the book and why you chose to write it? Absolutely. So straight off the

bat, I think what's important to say about this book, and why it was important for me to write

about it. I am a gay immigrant of color from the Philippines, who is a gonkel, and that means

gay uncle. I'm also a guardian, I'm a godfather, and I'm a mentor to a lot of young people who,

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