Uncovering Your Authentic Self at Work
28mGeneral2021-08-18
Authors
Kenji Yoshino
Chief Justice Earl Warren Professor of Constitutional Law at NYU
Course details
Despite decades of diversity and inclusion efforts, people sometimes feel forced to choose between being included and being themselves. Join Kenji Yoshino, renowned NYU Law professor and director of the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging, to learn about covering, a strategy that people may use to downplay a stigmatized identity and blend into the mainstream. This course explores the four dimensions of covering, provides quantitative and qualitative data on covering in corporate America, and presents strategies for “uncovering talent” and contributing to a more authentic workplace.
Skills covered
Personal BrandingWorkplace EquityInclusive LeadershipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Career DevelopmentMarketingLeadership and ManagementOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Covering and your work
- 02 - Recovering the ideal of inclusion
1. Understanding Covering
- 03 - Defining the four axes of covering
- 04 - Examples of covering from culture and history
2. The Negative Effects of Covering
- 05 - The incidence of covering at work
- 06 - The impact of covering at work
- 07 - When covering is perceived as not harmful
- 08 - Examples of covering
3. Strategies to Build a More Authentic Workplace
- 09 - Diagnosing covering demands
- 10 - Engaging in active allyship
- 11 - Crafting and sharing your personal story
- 12 - Kenji's covering story