Marie Chaproniere

Destigmatizing the Workplace: Building Real Inclusion

What if your focus on 'professionalism' is forcing employees to hide their struggles? Learn to build a workplace that heals instead of harms.

Destigmatizing the Workplace: Building Real Inclusion
#1about 4 minutes

The hidden cost of authenticity in the workplace

A story about a leader with ADHD illustrates how companies that claim to value authenticity can penalize employees for being vulnerable.

#2about 3 minutes

Uncovering the hidden struggles behind performance culture

Workplaces that reward high performance and resilience often overlook the burnout, grief, and masking that employees endure to succeed.

#3about 3 minutes

Why leaders need a trauma-informed perspective

Understanding that employees carry past traumas and personal histories into their roles is the first step toward building a truly supportive environment.

#4about 3 minutes

The power of community for unmasking at work

The workplace can either retraumatize or heal employees, and fostering a strong sense of community creates the safety needed for unmasking.

#5about 2 minutes

Why human connection matters more than company policy

During difficult times, employees remember how they were treated and validated, not the specific policies in the company handbook.

#6about 3 minutes

An interactive exercise on the shared human experience

An audience participation exercise reveals the commonality of masking behaviors and the universal fear of being vulnerable at work.

#7about 1 minute

Embracing joy-informed leadership to sustain support

To effectively support others, leaders must also prioritize their own well-being and intentionally bring joy and play into the workplace culture.

#8about 2 minutes

A practical framework for building an inclusive culture

The UNMASK framework provides leaders with six actionable steps to foster understanding, normalize conversations, and build psychological safety.

#9about 2 minutes

Shifting from emotional to relational intelligence

Moving beyond empathy to relational intelligence helps leaders actively manage relationships and use specific prompts to build trust and inclusion.

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The importance of psychological safety and inclusive leadership
03:22 MIN

The importance of psychological safety and inclusive leadership

Retention Over Attraction: A New Employer Branding Mindset

Shifting from a focus on talent attraction to retention
01:01 MIN

Shifting from a focus on talent attraction to retention

Retention Over Attraction: A New Employer Branding Mindset

What leaders should unlearn about employer branding
04:28 MIN

What leaders should unlearn about employer branding

Retention Over Attraction: A New Employer Branding Mindset

The business case for sustainable high performance
03:34 MIN

The business case for sustainable high performance

Sustainable High Performance: Build It or Pay the Price

Defining shared responsibility for employee performance
02:57 MIN

Defining shared responsibility for employee performance

Sustainable High Performance: Build It or Pay the Price

Creating psychological safety as the foundation for performance
03:12 MIN

Creating psychological safety as the foundation for performance

Sustainable High Performance: Build It or Pay the Price

Shifting from formal corporate speak to an authentic voice
04:57 MIN

Shifting from formal corporate speak to an authentic voice

Leveraging Leaders’ Voices: The Business Power of Personal Branding

Turning your employees into authentic brand ambassadors
01:46 MIN

Turning your employees into authentic brand ambassadors

Retention Over Attraction: A New Employer Branding Mindset

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