Welcome to the 258th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! In honour of South Asian History Month and this year’s theme, Free To Be Me, we delve into the importance of self-expression in the workplace.
Join me as we explore why self-expression matters and how it can impact our work environment.
In today’s show on Enabling Self-Expression at Work
- Why I decided to make today’s episode. [02:34]
- The definition of the term “self-expression”. [02:53]
- Some statistics about self-expression at work. [04:00]
- Some examples of microaggression. [06:48]
- What you can do to enable self-expression positively. [09:06]
Quotes on Enabling Self-Expression at Work
- For people to be free at work, the environment needs to be conducive to doing that.
- Self-expression is also about how people have to hide part of themselves.
- Often, we’re forced to fit into moulds.
- It’s very difficult to show self-expression because of the questions that get asked about you.
- Self-expression shouldn’t be to the detriment of other people.
Resources on Enabling Self-Expression at Work
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