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The Authenticity Paradox
A professional moving up the ladder wants to be successful and have the desired impact, but if in doing so has to sacrifice the ingrained values and integrity, one would end up being less sincere and more ‘political’.
The answer to this paradox may be on how we see our job. If we are only focused on content delivery, knowledge, ideas and research, we would not be able to do anything with ourselves. We have to focus on owning the space where we work with our presence, creating engagement and increasing learning.
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Authentic Leadership: Growing Pains
In the last 10 years, authenticity has been a huge buzzword in the business press. Professionals who are good at their core job, are more often than not struggling in roles they get after they are promoted, as the same skills that made them successful are not enough.
Thes...
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The Great Learning Experiment
Being authentic and sincere is only possible if we grow ourselves through learning, which happens when we do things we aren’t very comfortable with.
We have to move out of the comfort zone we have created in our existing job roles and take the approach of self-authoring, b...
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"Sincere" And "Authenticity": A Brief History Lesson
- The word ‘sincere’ comes from ancient Rome where merchants selling statues would often hide the cracks and flaws with wax. The ones who weren’t dishonest used to hang a sign outside their shop saying “Sine Cera”, meaning without wax.
- The world ‘authenticity...
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Defining Authenticity
- Authenticity is being true to yourself: But if the ‘self’ is changing, how is one authentic to the past, present or future self at the same time?
- Authenticity is being sincere: It is about saying what we mean, and meaning what we say.
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The Importance Of Being Idle
The biggest paradox is that while everyone wants to relax, nobody can really relax. People start to feel bored and stressed out when they go on vacation or while during recreational activities. The truth is that we cannot be left alone with our thoughts.
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The Paradox of Effort
We usually believe that effort will be draining and that it's better to save our energy for when we really need it. Yet, more often than not, the opposite is the case: when we really use our full effort for something that truly matters to us, we feel more energized, not less.
...The Autonomy Paradox: Technology Interruptions
Technology has made many changes in our lives that save us a huge amount of time, yet the same technology takes away the extra time, something known as the autonomy paradox.
Our devices, with their constant notifications, are taxing our cognitive abilities, making our attention an...
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