How Embracing Your Cultural Identity Creates [Career] Opportunities Have you overlooked aspects of your cultural identity or lived experience that could add value to the conversations and workplace around you?Do you find yourself holding back or feeling uncomfortable sharing and connecting to your background because of negative or passive past experiences?What are some reasons that people in your workplace might not speak up and share their lived experience?What is the difference between presence and inclusion, when it comes to diversity in the workplace? About today’s episode: Today I chat with Valentina Lwin Bailey. Valentina is a workplace culture coach, experienced in organisational development, talent management and employee engagement for large and complex organisations. She was born in Myanmar (Burma), raised in Australia and is currently residing in Saudi Arabia. I speak with Valentina about: How embracing your Cultural Identity Creates Career Opportunities.Valentina talks about diversity in the workplace and how she attracted career opportunities by embracing her cultural identity.Our conversation touches on:Why it can be a challenge for people who are culturally and linguistically diverse to be themselves in the workplace.How embracing your cultural identity and lived or shared experience can positively impact others.Valentina shares her experience of heritage-tracing and racial biography.How she attracted career opportunities by embracing her cultural identity.I share my own perspective on embracing my culture in the workplace.Cultivating a workplace culture of inclusion in decision making.Bringing your whole self to work.And listen in to Valentina’s answer to my question: if you had a magic wand, what is one way you would change the workplace? Here she shares what may be one of my favourite insights and quotes related to cultural diversity in the workplace!About today’s guest: Valentina is a workplace culture coach, experienced in organisational development, talenSend Prina a text to let her know how you'd change the workplace Support the showIf you are seeking professional advice or would like to change your company culture through training, consulting, speaking and coaching, get in touch with Prina Shah today. Email Prina.For More Info on Prina Shah & her Services:Grab a copy of Make Work Meaningful and start creating your own legacy at work and leave me a review. Subscribe to the Ways to Change the Workplace Podcast for more actionable insights. Prina Shah LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/prinashah/Prina Shah Website⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.prinashah.com/Prina Shah Facebook⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/groups/waystochangetheworkplacePrina Shah Instagram⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/prina.shah/Prina Shah YouTube⁠⁠⁠ - https://www.youtube.com/@prinashahconsulting Prina (Helping you find GREAT ways to change your workplace...

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