Erica Bailey

If I was going to give Jennifer advice, I would say try to find buddies or allies at work for whom she feels that she can be herself. and find those moments to sort of relieve that tension and see if there are ways that they can team up. Maybe in these meetings, she needs to look at a friendly face or a smile, or even after the meeting, decompress and talk to someone about how she came across.

Did you hear what that person said? Did you hear this other person repeating what I just said? And that made me feel like, did they even hear me? Did they even see me? The other thing I would recommend is there is a narrative that I hear a little bit in what Jennifer is saying that other people, on the one hand, are waiting for her to fail.

Did you hear what that person said? Did you hear this other person repeating what I just said? And that made me feel like, did they even hear me? Did they even see me? The other thing I would recommend is there is a narrative that I hear a little bit in what Jennifer is saying that other people, on the one hand, are waiting for her to fail.

Did you hear what that person said? Did you hear this other person repeating what I just said? And that made me feel like, did they even hear me? Did they even see me? The other thing I would recommend is there is a narrative that I hear a little bit in what Jennifer is saying that other people, on the one hand, are waiting for her to fail.

And at the other hand, maybe they could benefit from her being her authentic self. And I would sort of interrogate those narratives. Most people want other people to be authentic. And most people don't think about other people that much. And that kind of always makes me feel a little bit better. Like most people you're talking to are really wrapped up in their own heads.

And at the other hand, maybe they could benefit from her being her authentic self. And I would sort of interrogate those narratives. Most people want other people to be authentic. And most people don't think about other people that much. And that kind of always makes me feel a little bit better. Like most people you're talking to are really wrapped up in their own heads.

And at the other hand, maybe they could benefit from her being her authentic self. And I would sort of interrogate those narratives. Most people want other people to be authentic. And most people don't think about other people that much. And that kind of always makes me feel a little bit better. Like most people you're talking to are really wrapped up in their own heads.

They're thinking about whether they're being authentic, whether you think they're competent, whether you think they're intelligent.

They're thinking about whether they're being authentic, whether you think they're competent, whether you think they're intelligent.

They're thinking about whether they're being authentic, whether you think they're competent, whether you think they're intelligent.

And kind of the moment you realize most people are not thinking about you at all, maybe that will help her feel some of this freedom and autonomy to express herself authentically and take a risk and see, you know, are people excited when she steps forward or does she face that backlash that she's expecting? And then how can she recover?

And kind of the moment you realize most people are not thinking about you at all, maybe that will help her feel some of this freedom and autonomy to express herself authentically and take a risk and see, you know, are people excited when she steps forward or does she face that backlash that she's expecting? And then how can she recover?

And kind of the moment you realize most people are not thinking about you at all, maybe that will help her feel some of this freedom and autonomy to express herself authentically and take a risk and see, you know, are people excited when she steps forward or does she face that backlash that she's expecting? And then how can she recover?

I love taking cues from your environment to learn more about yourself. It might tell you the people you don't want around you. It might tell you that you don't like this job that much or maybe that you're just new at your job and you need some time to sort of relax and acclimate.

I love taking cues from your environment to learn more about yourself. It might tell you the people you don't want around you. It might tell you that you don't like this job that much or maybe that you're just new at your job and you need some time to sort of relax and acclimate.

I love taking cues from your environment to learn more about yourself. It might tell you the people you don't want around you. It might tell you that you don't like this job that much or maybe that you're just new at your job and you need some time to sort of relax and acclimate.

I do think it's important to pay attention to when she can find authenticity at work and what are the features of that situation. Maybe she can approach those situations or tailor her existing job to fit that. We also know from the research that that kind of environment is ultimately not going to be productive for her manager or her team.

I do think it's important to pay attention to when she can find authenticity at work and what are the features of that situation. Maybe she can approach those situations or tailor her existing job to fit that. We also know from the research that that kind of environment is ultimately not going to be productive for her manager or her team.

I do think it's important to pay attention to when she can find authenticity at work and what are the features of that situation. Maybe she can approach those situations or tailor her existing job to fit that. We also know from the research that that kind of environment is ultimately not going to be productive for her manager or her team.

It sounds like it's not a place where there's high psychological safety, where people feel that they can take risks. So to the extent she could maybe surface this with her manager or her leader and say, you know, I have a lot more to give and you're not maximizing on my potential. What can we do?