Do You Bring Your Best Self To Work?

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Today’s Guest:

Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts is a teaching professor of management at Georgetown University, whose research examines how leaders cultivate positive identities in diverse work organization. Laura’s publications ‘How to Apply Your Strengths’ and ‘Creating A Positive Professional Image’ are among the most popular articles from Harvard Business Publishing and have been featured in several media outlets. She’s the editor of numerous books including Exploring Positive Identities in Organizations with Jane Dutton and is a co-founder of RPAQ Solutions, a research and consulting firm that brings strength-based practices to leaders who seek extraordinary performance and personal fulfillment.

In today’s episode, we discuss creating a positive work identity, and the effect it has on our personal brand, our sense of meaning and our relationships at work.

Connect with Laura:

Website: lauramorganroberts.com

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You’ll Learn:

[02:43] – Laura explains what it means to have a positive work-related identity
[09:32] – Laura introduces the GIVE model to help us build more positive identities at work.
[15:36] – Laura explains how cultivating a positive identity can shape your personal brand.
[19:23] – Laura shares how psychological safety can impact people’s ability to build a positive work-related identity.
[24:23] – Laura completes the lightning round.

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