The average emotional state that you're in has become more negative. So the mean has shifted, which means that if you're authentic at work, it may have more negative implications. And i would say for me, personally, going back into the work place, i am a little bit worried about being authentic because i feel like i'm in a more raw place than before.
Which feelings (and shoes) are work-appropriate these days? What happens now with the transparency and informality that, for many professionals working from home, became more normal and acceptable? How do return-to-office mandates compromise the authenticity of employees who prefer to stay remote?
Tina Opie, an expert on authenticity, joins us to share impressions of how notions of professional behavior and dress have changed. She also gives advice for expressing yourself as expectations of professionalism shift.
Guest expert:
Tina Opie is a DEI consultant, visiting scholar at Harvard Business School, and management professor at Babson College.
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