Ep 175. Laura Morgan Roberts: Race, Work, and Leadership in Pandemic Times

<p>Dr. Laura Morgan Roberts is a&nbsp; Professor of Practice at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business and an expert in the science of maximizing human potential in diverse organizations and communities. She has published over fifty research articles, teaching cases, and practitioner-oriented tools for strategically activating best selves through strength-based development, workplace equity and inclusion.&nbsp; Her influential publications in the <em>Harvard Business Review</em> and the Academy of Management Review on diversity, authenticity and leadership development have been recognized by Thinkers50 “On the Radar” (2018) and the Academy of Management. Laura is the 2020 inaugural recipient of the Academy of Management Organizational Behavior Award for Societal Impact. She has edited three books: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Race-Work-Leadership-Perspectives-Experience/dp/1633698017/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&amp;keywords=laura+morgan+roberts&amp;qid=1595194679&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Race, Work and Leadership</em></a>; <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Positive-Organizing-Global-Society-Roberts/dp/1848725760/ref=sr_1_3?dchild=1&amp;keywords=laura+morgan+roberts&amp;qid=1595194705&amp;sr=8-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Positive Organizing in a Global Society</em></a>; and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Exploring-Positive-Identities-Organizations-Organization/dp/1841697648/ref=sr_1_8?dchild=1&amp;keywords=laura+morgan+roberts&amp;qid=1595194735&amp;sr=8-8" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Exploring Positive Identities and Organizations</em></a>.</p><br><p>In this episode, Stew and Laura talk about microaggressions, code-switching and the powerful, practical ideas in her <em>HBR</em> article, <a href="https://hbr.org/2020/06/working-from-home-while-black" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Working from Home While Black</a>.&nbsp; The pandemic’s breaking of the wall between home and work has had unintended negative repercussions for