What’s your secret identity?
Our true selves are often buried so deeply that they’re a secret to us. It’s hard enough to lead authentically when you don’t know who you are – but how can you motivate your team if you don’t know who they really are, either?
The key is the praxis of humanization, a way of helping your coworkers bring their authentic selves to the office. Guest Celina Caesar-Chavannes discovered this truth in her own personal journey – a journey that took her to the halls of power as a member of Canada’s parliament, where societal stereotypes about her continued unabated. But her revelation soon followed, with important lessons for other leaders!
Here's what Celina and Maureen cover:
1. Why titles don’t protect us from society’s sundry -isms;
2. The many ways we’re conditioned to NOT be our best at work (or at home); and
3. How leaders can foster humanization, so people bring their best, unique selves to work (and you have a happier, more productive team).
Produced in partnership with the International Leadership Association: [ Ссылка ] .
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- The Power of Praise: Making People's Performance Positive with Ben Marcovitz
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RESOURCES:
Celina’s website is [ Ссылка ]. Her book is "Can You Hear Me Now"; it’s available in hardback at [ Ссылка ], paperback at [ Ссылка ], and audiobook at [ Ссылка ].
Books Celina referenced for further reading include Paulo Freire’s "The Pedagogy of the Oppressed" (paperback: [ Ссылка ] or audiobook: [ Ссылка ]) and Robert Livingston’s "The Conversation" (hardback: [ Ссылка ] or audiobook: [ Ссылка ]).
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe at [ Ссылка ].
Maureen’s latest book is "Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI". You’ll find details about it at [ Ссылка ]. Her other 10 books are available on Amazon at [ Ссылка ].
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About Our Guest:
Celina Caesar-Chavannes is a highly accomplished author, speaker, and consultant, serving as Sr. Advisor of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Initiatives and Adjunct Lecturer at Queen’s University. She is a former Member of Parliament (MP) with the Government of Canada, who represented the Town of Whitby, a suburb east of Toronto. As a Liberal MP, she served as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from Dec 2015 – Jan 2017, and later as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development et la Francophonie from Jan 2017 to Aug 2018. Celina is also an astute academic with a commitment to service. She holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Toronto, an MBA in Healthcare Management from the University of Phoenix, an Executive MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, and is a [Deepak] Chopra Certified Health Instructor. She is currently pursuing a PhD in the Department of Neurosciences at Queen’s University, exploring the intersection of equity and empathy.
