The myth of bringing your full, authentic self to work | Jodi-Ann Burey

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🗓️ 8 March 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Calls for authenticity at work ask for passionate people with diverse, fresh perspectives who challenge old ways of thinking. But too often workplace culture fails to support the authenticity of professionals of color and other underrepresented groups, leading instead to backlash and fewer opportunities. Writer Jodi-Ann Burey outlines steps toward achieving true equity and exposing privilege on the job -- and implores those in leadership positions to accept responsibility for change.

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0:00.0	I'm Elise Hugh. You're listening to TED Talks Daily. So you've probably heard this before. Bring your authentic self to work. But as writer Jody Ann Burry reminds us in her TEDx Seattle talk from 2020, there's no way to do that if you're different, if you're a person of color or part of another
0:21.4	marginalized group. In this moment, societies are confronting longstanding racial inequities.
0:27.4	Her talk is a call for the kind of inclusion and justice we need, so all of us can more fully
0:33.2	be who we are.
0:37.0	So picture this.
0:39.0	Your friend calls to invite you to a party this Saturday.
0:42.6	They say, yes, I totally understand that Saturday is Halloween, but trust me, it's not a
0:49.8	Halloween party.
0:51.6	October 31st just happens to be the best day when everyone is in town.
0:55.4	No, no, no, no.
0:56.9	You don't have to wear a costume.
0:58.6	It's not going to be like that at all.
1:00.2	Just come as you are.
1:02.8	A party with your friends on Halloween without having to go through all the trouble of finding a costume.
1:10.3	A costume, mind you, you'll never wear again?
1:14.8	Oh, you'll be there.
1:17.0	So Saturday is here.
1:18.7	You head on over in your favorite faded jeans,
1:21.6	and the stylish enough top, quite frankly,
1:25.3	you've been lounging in all day.
1:27.7	You knock on the door.
1:29.7	Out steps these bright red boots, the perfect accessory to your friend's Wonder Woman costume.
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