Comments on: Guiding Principles for Diversity and Inclusion: Authenticity http://lunajimenezseminars.com/2010/02/24/guiding-principles-for-diversity-and-inclusion-authenticity/ Luna Jimenez Seminars Sat, 09 Apr 2011 00:52:52 +0000 hourly 1 By: Luna Jimenez Seminars http://lunajimenezseminars.com/2010/02/24/guiding-principles-for-diversity-and-inclusion-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Luna Jimenez Seminars Thu, 01 Apr 2010 19:00:13 +0000 http://lunajimenezseminars.com/?p=2387#comment-237 Hello, Nanci. Thanks so much for the pictures and great article. I really took it to heart. Since the training the biggest difference I'm noticing is that people are talking about things. It's not always nice stuff. Sometimes it's expressing feeling hurt by a supervisor's treatment or the way someone addressed them. Instead of just stuffing things under the rug people are opening up and talking a lot more. The break room is just louder and more vibrant. It seems like people have held back a lot of hurt feelings over the years and now feel like they can talk about them. It's very different with all these new voices of people who used to be pretty silent. Thank you so much. Hello, Nanci. Thanks so much for the pictures and great article. I really took it to heart. Since the training the biggest difference I’m noticing is that people are talking about things. It’s not always nice stuff. Sometimes it’s expressing feeling hurt by a supervisor’s treatment or the way someone addressed them. Instead of just stuffing things under the rug people are opening up and talking a lot more. The break room is just louder and more vibrant. It seems like people have held back a lot of hurt feelings over the years and now feel like they can talk about them. It’s very different with all these new voices of people who used to be pretty silent. Thank you so much.

]]> By: Siviwe http://lunajimenezseminars.com/2010/02/24/guiding-principles-for-diversity-and-inclusion-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Siviwe Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:46:52 +0000 http://lunajimenezseminars.com/?p=2387#comment-153 Very true for me and my personal experiences especially the part about knowing that "sounding smart" has immense benefits in the workplace. The only problem that I have experienced with this personally is that, I have tended to accept things or behaviours that I should not and would certainly not have accepted if the conversation/ discourse was in my native tongue. I also have seen this with many of our childred/ youngsters who attend English medium schools and primarily use English as the languaage of choice. The tendency with them is to use English almost without fail when being disrespectful. Somehow it's easier for a teen to tell a parent to "get a life" or pass some snide comment. Such would not be possible in our native tongues, at least here in South Africa, as to do so would be so evidently rude and disrespectful. Thus, I do think using English provides a comfortable facade behind which we could "run away" from being authentic/ true to ourselves. Very true for me and my personal experiences especially the part about knowing that “sounding smart” has immense benefits in the workplace. The only problem that I have experienced with this personally is that, I have tended to accept things or behaviours that I should not and would certainly not have accepted if the conversation/ discourse was in my native tongue.

I also have seen this with many of our childred/ youngsters who attend English medium schools and primarily use English as the languaage of choice. The tendency with them is to use English almost without fail when being disrespectful. Somehow it’s easier for a teen to tell a parent to “get a life” or pass some snide comment. Such would not be possible in our native tongues, at least here in South Africa, as to do so would be so evidently rude and disrespectful.

Thus, I do think using English provides a comfortable facade behind which we could “run away” from being authentic/ true to ourselves.

]]> By: Luna Jimenez Seminars http://lunajimenezseminars.com/2010/02/24/guiding-principles-for-diversity-and-inclusion-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-144 Luna Jimenez Seminars Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:16:20 +0000 http://lunajimenezseminars.com/?p=2387#comment-144 Pat, your points (including the one that there is nothing wrong with fitting in--but not losing our authentic selves to do so!) are so well taken. I think authenticity is one of the hardest principles for us to live and fully understand, especially in the workplace. "Professionalism" is often used as a cover or justification for being less authentic. True professionalism, in my opinion, must include authenticity as part of it. Thank you again for your comments. They are greatly appreciated! Pat, your points (including the one that there is nothing wrong with fitting in–but not losing our authentic selves to do so!) are so well taken. I think authenticity is one of the hardest principles for us to live and fully understand, especially in the workplace. “Professionalism” is often used as a cover or justification for being less authentic. True professionalism, in my opinion, must include authenticity as part of it. Thank you again for your comments. They are greatly appreciated!

]]> By: Pat Masithela http://lunajimenezseminars.com/2010/02/24/guiding-principles-for-diversity-and-inclusion-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Pat Masithela Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:55:19 +0000 http://lunajimenezseminars.com/?p=2387#comment-142 I forgot to include the qualification that whilst there is nothing wrong with fitting in, there is everything wrong with losing your authentic self is so doing. I forgot to include the qualification that whilst there is nothing wrong with fitting in, there is everything wrong with losing your authentic self is so doing.

]]> By: Pat Masithela http://lunajimenezseminars.com/2010/02/24/guiding-principles-for-diversity-and-inclusion-authenticity/comment-page-1/#comment-141 Pat Masithela Mon, 01 Mar 2010 09:28:20 +0000 http://lunajimenezseminars.com/?p=2387#comment-141 Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I could not agree with you more that being less of who we are impacts on our organizational effectiveness. I continue to witness many instances in the workplace were people try to fit n and thereby "lose their souls" in the process. The real challenge though is that it is difficult to impress on others why being less authentic have long term adverse impact on all because the evidence of most in the workplace is that only those that fit in generally get to be seen to advance. Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I could not agree with you more that being less of who we are impacts on our organizational effectiveness. I continue to witness many instances in the workplace were people try to fit n and thereby “lose their souls” in the process. The real challenge though is that it is difficult to impress on others why being less authentic have long term adverse impact on all because the evidence of most in the workplace is that only those that fit in generally get to be seen to advance.

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