Christine Smith –within her powerful TED Talk “Time to Get Under the Covers” –as well as the excerpt from Kenji Yoshino and Christine Smith’s report Uncovering Talent: A New Model of Inclusion (excerpt p. 4 –13.)
Answer the following question using this video link and attachment:
Video link: https://youtu.be/leWB_wKdugc
1. Why is “bringing one’s whole self to work” so important –from the employee’s point of view? What’s the big deal?
2. In your opinion, is the ability to “bring one’s whole self to work” a key or a fringe issue when considering inclusion?
(You can consider inclusion from either an organizational policies/programs/culture perspective -or –an interpersonal inclusion competency perspective.)
Why is “bringing one’s whole self to work” so important –from the employee’s point of view? What’s the big deal? In your opinion, is the ability to “bring one’s whole self to work” a key or a fringe issue when considering inclusion?