13 Nov – “Bringing your whole self to work” – NO!

Presented by Tony Veneruso

There’s been a revolution in the way we work.  The latest Corporate HR rallying cry is: “Bring Your Whole Self to Work”. It means allowing yourself to be totality and truly seen in the workplace. Believe it! The Harvard Business Review devoted an entire issue to it. Companies are rolling out compliance training that requires both workers and bosses to expose their personality flaws, vulnerabilities, idiosyncratic tics, cultural heritage, identity affiliations (including gender, racial, ethnicity), relationships, children, side-projects, mantras, and all. It includes identifying your interests, hopes, dreams, and fears, even if they don’t seem relevant to your work. This “whole self” movement has gained momentum because it dovetails with fortified corporate diversity, equity and inclusion (D.E.I.) programs backed by a lucrative cottage industry of trainers and lawyers.  There are also those that say that Bringing your Whole Self to Work is how diverse people work most creatively together and present their best ideas, questions and insights without fear. It means people can take off the armor of invincibility/perfection/single-mindedness and become vulnerable. Yet there’s push back. The pandemic has blurred many different compartments of our lives. People are re-evaluating their personal and professional life.  Companies complain of employees “Quiet quitting” working on their work-related activities solely within working hours. It’s not quitting a job outright, but rather doing precisely what the job requires – but no more.    Do not bring yourself to work – NY Times Article  Sept 25, 2022

Adult Discussion Group will be meeting in person @ 9:45AM in Thoreau’s Clark Cabin except on the third Sunday of each month when we will meet in the Sanctuary @ 11AM.

Masks are now optional. The AC and HEPA filter will be running to keep Clark Cabin & the Sanctuary as safe as possible.

For those that prefer: We will provide ZOOM via the OWL system when we meet in the cabin & our Moderator Tamara will recognize your hand up and add you to the queue.

On the Third Sunday our 11AM presentation will be via Facebook.

Thoreauvians and friends will be notified each week (tuucannounce@groups.io) of our ADG topic, time and zoom login.
Please keep an eye out for our notices.

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