EP13: Bringing Your Whole Self to the Workplace ... Ill-Advised or Path to Success? - with Brent Reinhard

Work Dope is a podcast on the messiness, and the potential, of humans, at work. In this episode, I speak with Brent Reinhard who is the current General Manager of the Chase Freedom and Chase Slate credit card portfolios. Brent is passionate about leading as his authentic LGBT self. In our chat, we extend and parallel themes around bringing one’s whole self and leading authentically, to those of Work Dope. 

We talk about:

• Brent’s (very non-traditional) path to his position, allyship, and “enjoyable” work
• The unintended (positive) consequences of raising one's hand and having zero fear of failure or embarrassment
• A specific framework to apply with regard to the question: what does it mean to be valued at work?
• How do we bring our whole selves / what are the benefits? Can we go too far?

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