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The Broad Experience 47: Authenticity vs. conformity
The Broad Experience 47: Authenticity vs. conformity
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25 minutes
Released:
Sep 8, 2014
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Podcast episode
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'Authenticity' is a buzzword that crops up a lot in articles about the workplace. We're all meant to be in an era where we can 'be ourselves' at work. But how realistic a goal is that for women really? In this show I speak to author and speaker Sylvia Ann Hewlett, whose most recent book is Executive Presence. Sylvia says women have to find the right balance of being themselves and having the perfect combination of gravitas, communication skills and appearance to be considered for leadership positions. She talks about how to pull that off. Lauren Tucker leads her own division at an ad agency, but she says meshing her forthright personality with the workplace is no picnic, even at her level. And why should she even have to try? For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy
Released:
Sep 8, 2014
Format:
Podcast episode
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