Is it Imposter's Syndrome or are they Gaslighting you? From the Peace Corps and Nonprofit Passion to Tesla and LinkedIn with Mona Khalil
You know an episode is worth the time when Audre Lorde is quoted. "Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare." What do the environments of Tesla and LinkedIn have to do with this? What does it look like to actually be apart of corporate diversity and inclusion? And once you get to a place where you'd be so "lucky" to be there, as some might think, should you yield to demands that you must be grateful for your position at the expense of cultivating a deeper sense of self-worth? What does it look like when your life outside of work or school gets hard? When productivity comes not from fulfillment or happiness, but from a dark place? And, on a lighter note, how pretentious can I sound?
Listen and find out.
Credits
Mona Khalil on IG and Twitter: @itsmonakhalil; @itsmonakhalil
Amina, the host of Skiveo Radio on IG and Twitter: @aminasalmost30and @Skive0
Music by Marc Wavy - outset - soundcloud.com/marcwavy
Music by Marc Wavy - Passenger Seat (feat. køra) - soundcloud.com/marcwavy
Music by Marc Wavy - snake - soundcloud.com/marcwavy
Music by Ryan Little - You'll Be Okay - soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Music by Ryan Little - Take It Easy - soundcloud.com/iamryanlittle
Music by Marc Wavy - stand under my umbrella - soundcloud.com/marcwavy
Music by Clueless Kit, now known as Marc Wavy - close your fridge it's cold - soundcloud.com/marcwavy
Music by Clueless Kit - 2 colours - soundcloud.com/marcwavy
Music by MYSM - Leaving - https://thmatc.co/?l=7A78156F
Music by Goosetaf - Bumblebee - https://thmatc.co/?l=5575F17C
Mona is the author of "I Write Letters in My Thoughts"
The retweet difference study I mentioned: Zhu JM, Pelullo AP, Hassan S, Siderowf L, Merchant RM, Werner RM. Gender Differences in Twitter Use and Influence Among Health Policy and Health Services Researchers. JAMA Intern Med. 2019;179(12):1726–1729. doi:https://doi.org/10.1001/jamainternmed.2019.4027
The diversity and depth of interaction research:
Lu JG, Hafenbrack AC, Eastwick PW, Wang DJ, Maddux WW, Galinsky AD. "Going out" of the box: Close intercultural friendships and romantic relationships spark creativity, workplace innovation, and entrepreneurship. J Appl Psychol. 2017;102(7):1091–1108. doi:10.1037/apl0000212
Godart, Frederic & Maddux, William & Shipilov, Andrew & Galinsky, Adam. (2015). Fashion with a Foreign Flair: Professional Experiences Abroad Facilitate the Creative Innovations of Organizations. The Academy of Management Journal. 58. 195-220. 10.5465/amj.2012.0575.