5 Things / Code Switching


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We have a new consulting client that’s a law school. Our kickoff meeting was recently, and in advance, I was asked to swap out any language that sounded too “corporate.” Consultants became partners. Employees became faculty and staff. They wanted to de-emphasize our corporate work so we would have more credibility with the academics in the room.

The kickoff went great! As we were walking out, our contact thanked me for being able to speak to the audience in that way. I replied “My pleasure! I know how to code-switch.”

It’s a silly story, but these are the skills we build when we’re members of underrepresented groups. And they can come in very handy in leadership roles…great leadership qualities are born from oppression. I actually have a keynote on just that topic called Born This Way. Reply if you’d like to learn more about it!

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