2:06 Hypervisibility & Invisibility

4:44 BRIDGE: 6 Steps for Inclusion

Imposter syndrome has a long-term, damaging impact on people in the workforce, particularly women of color.

To improve inclusivity in the workplace, Ruchika T. Malhotra recommends six interpersonal habits that she calls the BRIDGE framework:

Be okay with being uncomfortable.

Reflect on what you don’t know.

Invite feedback.

Defensiveness doesn’t help.

Grow from mistakes.

Expect that change takes time.

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About Ruchika T. Malhotra:

Ruchika T. Malhotra is the author of Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work (MIT Press). She’s also the founder of Candour, an inclusion strategy practice. A former international business journalist, Ruchika is a regular contributor to The New York Times and Harvard Business Review.

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