The Challenge of Authentic Leadership - How Organizations Can Support Diverse Leaders

We do our best work when we can show up as our whole selves, but there are usually several obstacles when we do. It’s especially difficult when your identity has historically not been centered in the workplace we exist in today. The workplace was designed around a very specific set of identity factors, and the further away you are from those factors, the less chance you have to win the game - which results in the less “you” you bring to work. Sandhya Sudhakar, coach, consultant and founder of SELF at WORK, joins me to explore the things that hold us back from authentic leadership, and what we can do - individually and collectively - to break those barriers.You’ll hear us discuss key ideas, such as:Why practicing self-compassion and investing in yourself are imperative as a leader. Emotional intelligence is an invaluable skill that all leaders should practice.Being an authentic leader in spaces that typically exclude you. The workplace was built by white men for white men, and when you don’t fit that description, especially as a person of color, you’re often met with some resistance. The ways trauma manifests in leadership. We all carry little traumas with us into work, and they impact the ways we do certain things and interact with other people.Examining the systems your company has in place. Are they hurting or hindering the advancement of people of color? Are they performative, or leading to actual change?ResourcesSandhya Sudhakar on LinkedIn