Ruchika Tulshyan is the founder of Candour, a global inclusion strategy firm. She is a regular contributor to The New York Times and Harvard Business Review. As a keynote speaker, Ruchika has addressed audiences at organizations like NASA, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and U.S. Congress. Ruchika is the author of “The Diversity Advantage: Fixing Gender Inequality in the Workplace.” Her forthcoming book "Inclusion on Purpose: An Intersectional Approach to Creating a Culture of Belonging at Work" is available for pre-order now (MIT Press, March 2022.) Ruchika is on the Thinkers50 Radar list and named among Hive Learning's Most Influential D&I Professionals for the past two years. She is a former international business journalist who is now regularly quoted as a media expert in outlets like NPR, The New York Times and Bloomberg.In this episode, we discuss:Her view of  inclusion and why it has EVERYTHING to do with power How she helps leadership step back and reconsider what power structures should look like going forward  Decades of research that show us the positive effects of inclusion  Scarcity mindset and what it has to do with powerWhen a leader discovers how empowering it is to share their powerHer viral HBR article on why we need to stop telling women they have imposter syndrome and start looking at the system and how it takes power awayBeing pro-active actionable advocates for inclusion, no matter our identityThe importance of one’s tribe to create a chain of validationIntersectionality, where multiple marginalized identities intersect and how an understanding of it can create positive validation and empowermentWe all have the power to create the change we want to see and make a reality where we all thrive and rise togetherListen in on this powerful episode of The Power Shift Podcast!Please let me know your thoughts! Connect with Dr. Ruchika:Websites: https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/inclusion-purposehttps://www.rtulshyan.com/ Connect with Dr. Sharon MelnickWebsite: https://www.sharonmelnick.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonmelnick/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices