Speaker and Author Ruth Rathblott seated at a red table in a bright workspace, smiling, with her limb difference visible. Photo: John DeMato

Can You Be Authentic and Still Be Hiding?

AI, Authenticity, Being Seen, Being Vulnerable, Belonging, Hiding / Shame, Human Connection, inclusion, Leadership, Unhidden Leadership, Unhiding, Workplace CultureLeave a comment

Why authenticity isn’t the same thing as being known. Authenticity is back. Or maybe it never left. Maybe we just forgot what it was supposed to lead to. I keep hearing about it everywhere. In conversations about AI. In leadership discussions. In articles about trust, connection, and workplace culture. The argument usually goes something like…

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AI Didn’t Make Us Hide. But It’s Making It Easier.

AI, Being Seen, Being Vulnerable, Belonging, Hiding / Shame, Human Connection, inclusion, Leadership, Unhidden Leadership, Unhiding, Workplace CultureLeave a comment

A conversation with young people changed how I think about AI, trust, and hiding. “AI should be banned.” I didn’t expect that. Recently, I sat down with a group of young people expecting the usual. Curiosity. Excitement. The energy that comes every time some new technology arrives. Instead, disdain. “It doesn’t feel authentic.” “I don’t…