Will The Real You Please Stand Up?

Will The Real You Please Stand Up?

We hear a lot about authenticity and authentic leadership in the workplace. Famous authors such as Brené Brown and Adam Grant have debated its merits. We’re told, “Bring your whole self to work,” and “Our diversity makes us stronger,” but what happens when we show up as ourselves? What would that even entail? Authenticity gets lots of positive press, yet the reality is much more complex, particularly for underrepresented and historically marginalized groups. While the benefits of authenticity are myriad, the costs and risks vary widely by individual and circumstance.

Connecting With Our Nervous System - with Jacqui Bishop

We’re joined by guest, Jacqui Bishop, a renewable energy real estate attorney, and nervous system informed leadership facilitator. Jacqui hosts the Thriving Leader interview series which provides tools for professional women to reconnect with pleasure. She’s also the author of the upcoming book, Melted in which she shares her epic journey of awakening after decades of chronic stress.

In this exciting and insightful episode, we discuss the ways in which we can shake loose from the enduring state of fight-or-flight that permeates our working days, to reconnect with our more creative, joyful and present natural state. Jacqui shares her very practical 4 step process for how to shift from an activated nervous system to a receptive one. Whether you’re spending your days on an offshore oil rig, or wearing scrubs in an operating room, or dealing with continual microaggressions and stressors in a high-pressure office job, this will be a valuable listen.

Small Town Pride - with Liz Kovarsky

We’re wrapping up our four-part June Pride series this week with a short and sweet episode as we close out the month’s festivities and celebration.

We’re joined by Liz Kovarsky, Director of the Working Communities Challenge Initiative with the Midcoast Youth Center. She discusses her efforts in organizing the first annual Pride celebration in the bucolic shipbuilding town Bath, Maine. From ideation to reality - it’s a heartwarming story of community collaboration, engagement, and support.

Two Piers Pride 2023 - Part II

We're back for part-two of our two-part episode about Pride. Two Piers Advisory Board members Gene Valentin and Jason Gray rejoin us to discuss Pride in terms of intersectionality, identity, labels, and “cancel culture.” We also touch on some recent developments that have occurred in between recording part-one and part-two.

This is a two-part episode as part of our Pride Series this month. If you didn’t catch part-one, you can find it here.