Essence at Work

I heard a charming speaker at the WBE meeting this week. Her name is Carol Sanford and she is with Antioch University, and also a consulting firm. She'll be doing a day-long workshop for the WBE on November 19th, about authenticity in the workplace. She helps companies conduct large scale change of toxic corporate systems. 

I found her presentation loud, bold, kind, and kinda on the edge.  She talked about Essence and the false personality we develop as a coping skill.  She was clear that we need to let go of our false self and learn to live from our Essence at work. 

The highlights of her presentation were:  1) pick a career objective so large in scope that you can't fathom how to get their with what you know currently, 2) only the career objectives that make us grow and learn are significant enough to warrant our time and attention, 3) personality tests suck in the work force. We are bigger than Myers Briggs.

I loved sitting in a large room listening to a forceful, enthusiastic, sort-of overweight woman give it to us straight.  Sometimes I think that the world wouldn't be in half the trouble we are in if hefty, substantial smart women could and would start speaking the truth about the way things are being run.  It's refreshing to get the bold, feminine perspective.

I highly recommend Carol's upcoming 11/19 presentation for about $50.  Sorry I'm too lazy to give you a link.

What do you know needs to be changed to make the world a better place?  What are you certain you could improve at work, or in the world?  What is your Essence calling out to do in the world?

Good questions from Carol Sanford.