One of the places in our lives where we are least encouraged to be true to our own authenticity is at work. In fact, people who are honest and forthright at work are often considered to be naïve or even self-destructive. So, how can we be authentic and yet protect ourselves from the sharks that are always circling the waters? Authenticity doesn’t mean that you lose your wisdom, give away information that needs to be kept private or even sacred, or allow people to walk on you or take advantage of you. Rather it means that you make the rather radical shift of taking integral responsibility for
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