Erica Bailey

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?

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?

How can we break down these barriers that are either perceived but still feel very real or maybe are really real and preventing not just me, but likely other people at the table from sharing what could be really valuable for the company?

How can we break down these barriers that are either perceived but still feel very real or maybe are really real and preventing not just me, but likely other people at the table from sharing what could be really valuable for the company?

How can we break down these barriers that are either perceived but still feel very real or maybe are really real and preventing not just me, but likely other people at the table from sharing what could be really valuable for the company?

It's such a great question. It's very layered and complex. And I have some research that I'm working on that I would love to talk to her about. But it's going to be about a couple of years before that gets through the peer review process.

It's such a great question. It's very layered and complex. And I have some research that I'm working on that I would love to talk to her about. But it's going to be about a couple of years before that gets through the peer review process.

It's such a great question. It's very layered and complex. And I have some research that I'm working on that I would love to talk to her about. But it's going to be about a couple of years before that gets through the peer review process.

But she's absolutely right that there are these norms about professionalism and this idea of what researchers call the ideal worker stereotype that are basically built around highly competent white male techie workers that sort of have dominated the professional workplace. And those are difficult for many people to live up to.

But she's absolutely right that there are these norms about professionalism and this idea of what researchers call the ideal worker stereotype that are basically built around highly competent white male techie workers that sort of have dominated the professional workplace. And those are difficult for many people to live up to.

But she's absolutely right that there are these norms about professionalism and this idea of what researchers call the ideal worker stereotype that are basically built around highly competent white male techie workers that sort of have dominated the professional workplace. And those are difficult for many people to live up to.

I think even people who sort of fit that prototype feel that they might not always be the ideal worker. And these pressures can really, really limit our ability to feel authentic, to feel safe with the people that are around us. And I think that

I think even people who sort of fit that prototype feel that they might not always be the ideal worker. And these pressures can really, really limit our ability to feel authentic, to feel safe with the people that are around us. And I think that

I think even people who sort of fit that prototype feel that they might not always be the ideal worker. And these pressures can really, really limit our ability to feel authentic, to feel safe with the people that are around us. And I think that

From some of the researchers that I know, these boundaries between our personal and professional lives can be really important for people to stay safe, to protect their mental well-being, to engage in self-care. I don't think everyone has to be authentic all the time. And for some people, that can be a life or death decision with whom they share certain identities that they have.

From some of the researchers that I know, these boundaries between our personal and professional lives can be really important for people to stay safe, to protect their mental well-being, to engage in self-care. I don't think everyone has to be authentic all the time. And for some people, that can be a life or death decision with whom they share certain identities that they have.

From some of the researchers that I know, these boundaries between our personal and professional lives can be really important for people to stay safe, to protect their mental well-being, to engage in self-care. I don't think everyone has to be authentic all the time. And for some people, that can be a life or death decision with whom they share certain identities that they have.

And for others, it becomes a barrier that people see you with a visible identity, like your race or ethnicity, your age, your gender, visible disabilities, and they make assumptions about you.

And for others, it becomes a barrier that people see you with a visible identity, like your race or ethnicity, your age, your gender, visible disabilities, and they make assumptions about you.

And for others, it becomes a barrier that people see you with a visible identity, like your race or ethnicity, your age, your gender, visible disabilities, and they make assumptions about you.