Becoming a Professional Chameleon
By Mandisa Ntloko-Peterson, Founding Member of Wired4Women at BCX.
For many, entering the world of work can be difficult. Even as a professional, being able to thrive when you don’t understand the workplace culture is challenging, this is because the world in which we are raised and the one of work are different. It doesn’t matter if you’re an entrepreneur or a mother, if you’re from a big city or grew up in a less urbanised area, different worlds have different cultures and, at times, the things that are acceptable in the working world are not acceptable in the world in which we’re raised. So where does ‘chameleonship’ comes in?
Personal mastery
Similar to a chameleon that changes colours for protection but keeps its authenticity, one of the ways women can bring their true selves to th...