Please tell us about yourselves and how your work relates to group dynamics in the workplace. Kari Uman: I’m a leadership coach, and I frequently work with women who are being promoted or who are starting a new job or position. Many women hold onto myths about how to be a leader—for instance, that working hard will automatically get you a promotion. Workplace values have radically changed in recent years, and I help individuals cope with these changes. This story is from Kinfolk Issue Twenty-Two Buy Now Related Stories Arts & Culture Issue 48 All the Besties How to make work friendships work. Arts & Culture Issue 47 The Brand Wagon When good collaborations go bad. Arts & Culture Issue 39 Calm and Collected An artist's art collection. Arts & Culture Issue 38 Social Work Hettie O’Brien considers the cost of never logging off. Arts & Culture Issue 36 Known Unknowns How to make no news good news. Arts & Culture Issue 27 Jamieson Webster A conversation with a New York psychoanalyst.
