An Emerging Leader's Mindset

You are known as a champion of workplace inclusivity. For anyone who still needs to be convinced, why is it so important?

This is something I’ve always been passionate about, even before it was part of my job description. There are two things in particular that really resonate with me and that I believe will resonate with others.

The first is the concept of ‘brain space’. If you think of our brains as computers, we all have 100 per cent capacity to work with. About 20 per cent of our brain power goes into basic, automatic functions like eating, sleeping, and physical coordination, which leaves 80 per cent for everything else. Imagine taking about 50 per cent of that away with endless self-questioning about things like, ‘Can I be myself at work without getting fired?’ ‘How can I find time to go to the bathroom in the food court (because I can’t go in the office)?’ ‘Should I wear this outfit, or will