Metadata
- Author: Talks at Google
- Full Title:: Being an LGBTQ-identifying Woman in Corporate Leadership | Renée Brown | Talks at Google
- Category:: 🗞️Articles
- Document Tags:: ✍️ Sin machirulos hay paraiso. Una charla heterofriendly sobre management
- URL:: https://youtube.com/watch?v=_6H5IJPMX3M&feature=share
- Finished date:: 2023-01-31
Highlights
The only thing consistent with my journeyis that I always took on a job no one else wanted to do.And that has been kind of my hallmark.And I discover that if you raise your handand do something no one else wantsto do that you’re beloved by the management,because it’s typically something that’s hairy, complicated,political, and people don’t know the answer.And even if you can get in and move it just a little bit,people love you and you’re kind of marked with that (View Highlight)
- Note: Being Glue Talk
You know, I think one thing that’strue across LGBT and other diverse segmentsis I think people gain more empathy growing upwhen you are the subordinated groupfor the majority of your upbringing or your lifetime.And so understanding what it feelslike to be not in the dominant groupand having empathy and tracking, because Iused to pay attention a lot to people’s emotions in the room. (View Highlight)
And what I have found through the yearsis a lot of times there are LGBT folks whoare not out at higher levels.And that’s a real shame, because they’re missing an opportunity.And you know, other diverse groups aren’t as supportive one to another.And that’s a shame, because that’swhere we can really have a voice and be able to haveconversations differently (View Highlight)
he did not appreciate the fact that I was very out and honestabout my personal situation.And so that was like a lesson for me.Like within the walls of your workplace,you can be very honest, and sometimes in other places it’s good to say, you know, whatever,not answer the question (View Highlight)