Corporate America has daddy issues

Toxic masculinity in the workforce won’t be solved by diagnosing men, but by redesigning work so that care and empathy aren’t something they have to unlearn to succeed.

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I have what I consider a healthy skepticism toward authority. I’ve always considered leaders—despite what titles they hold—as fallible people who don’t necessarily deserve blind adulation or deference. That skepticism has made it hard for me to adopt the “company man persona,” which might explain how little of the proverbial corporate ladder I’ve climbed. 

And rather than take responsibility for that, I’m going to “blame” my dad: The........

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