Substance Over Symbolism

IF YOU WORKED in an office at any time during the past few years, chances are you suffered through a sermon on authenticity, with chief executives and heads of human resources purring on about bringing your whole self to work.

- By Jodi-Ann Burey

At best, the idea relates to some kind of individual flourishing, the opposite of corporate serfdom, a sloughing off of organizational chains leading to an explosion of creativity. At worst, it is simply terrible advice.