by Brooke Erol
Probably you are saying “of course not”. It sounds ridiculous, right? Well, this is what we have done over the last decades. We never got rid of the industrial age mindset that told us how to hire and “manage” people. We never let go of the belief that work is only to pay the bills and if we are lucky to use some of our skills. We still assumed people need to be told what to do, not to be trusted, and to be controlled. We told them not to bring their whole selves but only the professional skills they have to work. Women were even told to act like a man since it was a man’s world. All those emotions we women have had no place at work. We were supposed to have fun after work: at night and during weekends. If we had bigger dreams that do not fit into that schedule, then we could wait until we retire. If we had to take care of someone we love, we better find some help, especially if it is going to take us away from the office for long hours. If we had to leave to look after someone, then we felt guilty like we were doing something wrong; like our priorities are out of place. Work needed to come first. We felt like if we come to the office earlier and leave late, people saw us as a hard worker: we sacrifice our beautiful personal life and prefer to work. If we complained about how much work we have, how hard our work is, we got more positive attention. If we played with the big guys at work, we knew we would promote faster.
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Brooke Erol is an advisor, a speaker, and an author who is interested in the future of work and how organizations can thrive in this new world. She works with executive teams to increase employee engagement, lower turnover rates, and hire the right people based on both culture and job-fit using a three-phase methodology that uses Emotional Intelligence practices. She is the author of Create a Life You Love. Her purpose in life is to help as many individuals and organizations as possible to find their purpose and actualize it. You can connect with Brooke on her website or on Twitter (@boerol1).