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Should you bring your 'whole self' to work?

Should you bring your 'whole self' to work?

Update: 2025-10-031
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There are lessons you can take from the careers of David Bowie and Oprah about identity and authenticity.

Being “authentic” in your life and career is something we’re told to aspire to. But can that be taken too far?

Dr Tomas, Chamorro- Premuzic, Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University, author, Don’t Be Yourself: Why Authenticity is overrated and what to do instead  

Julianna Pillemer, Assistant Professor of Management and Organisations, NYU Stern School of Business 

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Should you bring your 'whole self' to work?

Should you bring your 'whole self' to work?

Australian Broadcasting Corporation