Dan Clay: Why you should bring your whole self to work
Dan Clay: Por qué deberías llevar todo tu ser al trabajo
By day, Dan Clay is a partner in at a brand and innovation consultancy. His more well-known persona is Carrie Dragshaw. Full bio
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decisive, unwavering.
decisivo, inquebrantable.
always have an answer.
siempre ten una respuesta.
at a global creative consultancy.
una consultora creativa global.
I couldn't help but wonder ...
no pude evitar preguntarme...
is a little nontraditional,
un poco no tradicional,
bring to the office?
se puedes llevar a la oficina?
la autenticidad está fuera de límites?
de mi carrera,
one way to be a leader:
una sola manera de ser líder:
office drag to fit the role:
de oficina para adaptarme al papel:
contener los movimientos de la mano.
try to hold in my hand motions.
really excited about things,
se emociona con las cosas,
in my head, telling me,
en mi cabeza diciéndome,
too feminine, too flamboyant."
demasiado extravagante".
adviser who said,
And that's great.
Y eso es genial.
over the head with it."
todo el tiempo a los otros".
para el Halloween de 2016.
TV show character, Carrie Bradshaw,
de un programa de TV, Carrie Bradshaw,
would get a kick out of it.
se salieron de control.
and at first it was pure fun.
y al principio fue pura diversión.
messages from people
mensajes increíbles de la gente
to be their authentic selves.
little voice in my head to just shut up
esa vocecita en mi cabeza
y que me deje ser yo.
In the "New York Post", "US Weekly" --
en el "New York Post", en "US Weekly"
me seguirían respetando como líder?
still respect me as a leader?
get a different job.
que buscarme otro trabajo.
something small.
no fue muy largo, simplemente dijo:
it wasn't long, it just said,
that had just gone up about me.
que acaba de publicarse sobre mí.
esa pequeña voz asustada
scared voice away
about this whole new world,
con todo este nuevo mundo,
to make you feel comfortable.
un aliado para sentirte cómodo.
started acting differently.
comenzaron a actuar de manera diferente.
more playful with me,
más bromistas conmigo.
este otro lado de mí,
to be more of themselves as well.
más ellos mismos también.
my standing with my team.
mi posición con mi equipo,
part of me would not just be embraced,
esta parte de mí no solo sería aceptada,
podría ayudar a mi carrera.
se valora la creatividad
in my career when all of this started.
profesionalmente cuando todo comenzó.
of bringing your whole self to work.
lo más auténtico posible en el trabajo.
my own misperceptions
percepciones erróneas
and finding ways to amplify them.
y la manera de amplificarlas.
I'd put on my perfect leader mask.
ponía mi máscara de líder perfecta.
"Gosh, that was frustrating."
"Dios mío, eso fue frustrante".
and struggles in an open way,
luchas de manera abierta,
that they're fine until it's too late.
están bien hasta que es demasiado tarde.
spent pretending,
desperdiciada fingiendo,
is that in this big study of covering,
este gran estudio sobre enmascaramiento,
who say they're doing it
values inclusion.
su organización valora la inclusión.
and all of our strange inner voices
y todas nuestras voces internas extrañas
por recorrer hacia la aceptación.
between adapting and disguising.
entre adaptarse y disfrazarse.
as a call to be the ally
como una llamada para ser el aliado,
que está bien abrirse.
of your ethnic background,
de tu origen étnico
or are deeply religious,
eres profundamente religioso,
being your full self at work.
por completo en el trabajo.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Dan Clay - Writer, consultantBy day, Dan Clay is a partner in at a brand and innovation consultancy. His more well-known persona is Carrie Dragshaw.
Why you should listen
Dan Clay is a partner in strategy and innovation for Lippincott, an NYC-based consultancy. His expertise focuses on the strategic growth spaces that emerge from changing customer needs, expectations, fears and desires. In addition to advising financial services, health care and retail clients, Clay is a leading voice in Lippincott's intellectual capital and has authored several reports on how to build emotional bonds with the customer of the future. He graduated with an MBA from Wharton at the University of Pennsylvania and received his undergraduate degree in philosophy at Northwestern University.
Clay's more well-known persona is Carrie Dragshaw. What started as a simple Halloween costume turned into a viral fairy tale. Clay recreates classic Sex and the City looks and accompanies them with original "couldn't help but wonder" monologues. He's been featured in Cosmopolitan, L.A. Times, Us Weekly, the New York Post, BuzzFeed, Man Repeller, Huffington Post, Out, Refinery29, InStyle and more. Carrie Dragshaw has one simple mission: to create a little corner of the internet that is only positivity and love.
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