Getting proximate isn’t just about building healthy relationships with people who are different. It’s also about cultivating an understanding relationship with our own identities.

In this episode, Mỹ-Châu Matrick, Business Operations Leader at Cisco, describes her experience as a first-generation Vietnamese-American, and how it taught her to get proximate with herself and others.

- We all have a responsibility to advocate for ourselves and our own experience to our leaders.

- Our identities are not monoliths, and we can learn to embrace all the complexities of our unique selves.

- Inclusion requires intentionality. We must create deliberate strategies for ensuring all voices are heard.

- Trust requires honesty. Leaders can cultivate trust by creating an environment where openness and vulnerability are valued.

Embracing our identities is a lesson in getting proximate to ourselves that we can extend outward as we develop proximity with our peers.

Mỹ-Châu Matrick - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmatrick/

Cisco - https://www.cisco.com/

Alex Allen - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-allen-a4334210/

Callie McKee - https://www.linkedin.com/in/callie-mckee/

You can find a human-verified transcript of this episode here. - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SRw-i6Z7KKFkIpGHvHD32Bxv7VyHUWswnK-Atwb3lw8/edit?usp=sharing

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