Hidden in Plain Sight: All Things Asian in the Workplace Hidden in Plain Sight

To wrap up season 2, the three of us met up in NYC to record the last episode of the season in-person and debrief a recent organizational psychology conference we all attended. We share the latest insights we uncovered on topics ranging from leader prototypes to AI coaching, dwelling on the sessions that resonated with us. If you're curious about what an I/O psychology conference looks and feels like, check out this episode! 

Finally, we are taking a short break and will return in July with more content on all things Asian in the workplace! 

Shradha, an organizational design expert and leader, joins us in our virtual studio to chat about everything from executive coaching to the immigrant experience and what it was like for her to transition from working at a large international company in India to doing organizational design work for another global firm in the US. 

Link to Shradha's podcast: Unpacking Organizations: The Practitioner's Podcast [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unpacking-organizations-the-practitioners-podcast/id1697837236]

Hidden in plain sight welcomes its first ever guest speaker, Beiwen! Beiwen, a seasoned DEI consultant, sat down with us to talk about the rewards and challenges of doing DEI work. Is there such a thing as DEI gone wrong? What is virtue signaling? Is it harmful? Is your organization doing DEI just to check the box? Lastly, where and how do Asian American and Asian professionals fit into the DEI discourse? Join us for a thought-provoking conversation! 

Articles for nerds

https://www.wsj.com/business/c-suite/chief-diversity-officer-cdo-business-corporations-e110a82f

Link to Beiwen's podcast

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/%E9%9B%85%E7%97%9E%E4%B8%8D%E7%97%9Eyuppieyawns/id1487023939

https://open.spotify.com/show/7ufKsdBIL3ro46wSLWkRGi?si=4yMkUJJPTIOa3TWn9hnnhA

In this episode, we talk about who we would invite as speakers in our development program. We start out by listing our dream speakers and why they are important to the community, touching on their background, and the unique contributions they can make to our program. We get creative as we chat about questions we'd ask them regarding their lived experiences, grit, motivation, as well as their racial identity journey and why and how this all matters to Asian American and Asian professionals. 

What speakers would you add to the leadership development program? Let us know at hiddeninplainsight855@gmail.com!

In this episode, we discuss what roleplaying scenarios we would put leaders in to practice how to respond to typical microaggressions. Using real-life situations, we share different routes to call out microaggressive behavior. We break down the difference between ideal response and acknowledge what typically happens in reality. We also talk about ways to better communicate, model behavior, and manage up to reduce workplace microaggressions.

What skills would you want to add to the leadership program? Let us know at Hipsata1@gmail.com

What would a leadership development program that speaks to the Asian  and Asian American experience look like? This episode focuses on the essential topics we would include if we could design a leadership program meant for us. Over the next several episodes, we'll cover topics, skills, and dream speakers we would feature in this program.

If you had the opportunity to develop a leadership program for Asian and Asian American leaders, what other topics would you include? Let us know at Hipsata1@gmail.com