What about the people who don’t want to be authentic at
work, who don’t want to bring their whole humanity to the workplace?
This is question several people have asked me this week.
What do you think? How would you respond to a
colleague/friend/family member who doesn’t feel comfortable with you sharing
what’s really going on with you?
My take: There already are plenty of places for people who
just want a ‘job’ to work. If someone isn’t comfortable with their feelings,
they are just compassionately being invited to a new way of being. If the culture
and norms of a community don’t work for someone, I believe they are empowered
to speak up about what would work better. Ironically, the tools and practices
to help them do that might be the ones they might be afraid of adopting or
learning more about. So, in deep compassion and love, there is always
consideration for people. When it comes to conscious cultural change, it never
hurts to listen and discover what people truly want.
Very curious to hear your thoughts?
