"Overcoming Imposter Syndrome" with Christopher Swinton

11/18/20 • 37 min

Do you feel like you don't deserve the job you've landed? Like one day you'll be discovered as a fraud, and ousted in front of your colleagues, in spite of everything you've achieved? Well, rest assured, you're not alone. Approximately, 58% of workers in tech suffer from the 'imposter syndrome'- the nagging fear that we all feel from time to time that we're just not good enough.
In this episode of Throughline Thursdays with our host Neha Malhotra, we speak about the imposter syndrome with one of our own- Christopher Swinton, who holds the fort as the manager of MSP Programs. We discuss themes of corporate culture and belonging, practices that deepen self-doubt, and what we can do in our day-to-day roles to make each other feel more included.

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“Have a Game Plan beyond Passion” with Madhavi Bhasin

We all have dreams. Whether these are dreams of a successful career, or dreams of driving meaningful change in your company or dreams of making a difference through your work. Some of us are fortunate to have the passion to chase these dreams. Simply having passion is not enough. You need to have a game-plan because dreams take doing.

Our guest for this edition of Throughline Thursdays, Madhavi Bhasin, is passionate about diversity in tech and comes into the field from the outside. As an outsider who came in to make a change, she’s had to work at building the case for change, driving consensus, and getting those fence-sitters off the fence. We discuss her dreams, her passion, and, above all, her game plan.

Madhavi Bhasin is a social impact change leader for over a decade. Given her life experiences and background in international socio-economic research, she is passionate about enhancing inclusion and belonging in social and professional spaces. She is intrigued by different facets of human nature and how individuals connect and create community. She has spent the past seven years working in the non-profit sector to guide corporations in crafting programs and experiences aimed at welcoming a diverse community and nurturing belonging.

At Okta, Madhavi is responsible for crafting the company's diversity, inclusion, and belonging (DIB) strategy. Her efforts are focused on driving a diverse talent strategy and initiatives to ensure all Okta employees are empowered to bring their authentic selves to work.

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"Learning a new language as a team" with Kristin Coleman

Whether it is the language of digital transformation, or the language of diversity, driving change across large teams can be very complex. Especially in companies that have been around for a while, people across the organizational hierarchy are more or less set in their ways. Leaders must facilitate integration across diverse teams with a lot of skill and tact.
Our guest on this episode of Throughline Thursdays, Kristin Coleman, Executive Director for CCB Diversity & Inclusion at JPMorgan Chase, is going to share with us how the company is learning the language of diversity. Every leader can take a leaf out of her book for their own transformation efforts.

Kristin Coleman is an Executive Director for the Diversity Innovation organization at Chase, helping the firm transform to create intentional inclusion in everyday people practices and drive business outcomes. She supports key diversity initiatives globally that are designed to increase diverse representation and promote a culture of inclusion and belonging.

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