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Do these experiences sound familiar to you?
- The impact of bias, stigma, and stereotypes has likely taken a toll on your self-confidence and hindered your potential for growth.
- Microaggressions and discrimination may have caused obstacles to personal and professional development, making collaboration difficult.
- Embracing your unique identity and harnessing your strengths might have been a struggle due to external pressures.
- Engaging in courageous conversations and advocating for change may be intimidating due to fear and uncertainty.
- You might lack supportive networks that genuinely understand and stand by you in your journey.
- Have you ever felt the weight of wanting to be an ally and advocate for change but need help knowing where to begin?
- Witnessed someone discriminated against but are unsure how to intervene or support them effectively?
- Are you aware of inequities in your workplace but uncertain how to address them?
If any of these situations resonate with you,
UnHide Yourself: Break Free From Bias, Stigma and Stereotypes
is the empowering book you've been searching for.
This thought-provoking read not only addresses these challenges head-on but also promotes an inclusive culture that celebrates diversity and fosters understanding among all readers.
With frameworks and practical tools,
UnHide Yourself equips readers to navigate the complexities of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination, fostering personal growth and societal transformation.
By blending personal narratives with actionable strategies, this book serves as a valuable resource for individuals, organizations, and communities seeking to create a more inclusive and equitable future.
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Discover the impact of bias, stigma, and stereotypes on your self-confidence and potential.
Unravel the complexities of microaggressions and discrimination, hindering growth and collaboration.
Embrace your unique identity and harness your strengths to reach new heights of success.
The UnHide Yourself Blueprint™ is the cornerstone of this empowering journey.
It comprises 3 transformative phases and 9 powerful steps that equip you to navigate challenges, embrace diversity, and advocate for transformative change.
Throughout the book, author Maria Nathalia Drueco, an experienced Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant with a background in Talent Management, shares her personal experiences as an immigrant and a woman, making the content relatable and inspiring.
Dive into courageous conversations in the workplace, where you will learn to advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Address bias in hiring, respond to microaggressions, and champion systemic change for a more inclusive environment.
Empower yourself with resilience-building strategies and financial empowerment, while nurturing supportive networks through mentorship and allyship.
As you journey through the S.U.C.C.E.S.S Framework, set clear and SMART goals, embrace unwavering commitment, and conquer procrastination.
Cultivate resilience, adaptability, and collaboration to overcome challenges and drive lasting change.
This book is not just a guide—it is a bridge to a brighter, more inclusive, and fulfilling future.
Empower yourself, empower your team, and become the catalyst for transformation in your workplace and beyond.
Get ready to UnHide Yourself and embrace the power within you to create positive change.
Your empowered future awaits!
Empower Yourself
Empower Your Team!
What will individuals and leaders
get from this book?
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Heightened awareness of bias and discrimination, fostering empathy and understanding.
02
Empowerment to embrace unique identities, cultivate self-confidence, and harness strengths.
03
Strategies to engage in courageous conversations, advocating for diversity and inclusion.
04
Tools to confront microaggressions and drive transformative systemic change.
05
Tools to build supportive networks, foster mentorship, and cultivate allyship.
06
A roadmap to set ambitious goals and take purposeful action for personal and team success.
07
Practical strategies to navigate challenging situations, advocate for fairness and inclusivity, and empower yourself and your team.
Book Reviews
"I truly appreciate the honesty of sharing your personal story as a lived experience context in presenting the pain of being excluded because of one's identities. Stories are very powerful in explaining the complexity of exclusion and the arduous road to inclusion. The abstract concepts become very real and the reader can relate with empathy and compassion. I liked the progression from individual experience, team and organization perspectives in addressing inequities and provides an ecological context why equity and inclusion should always be viewed holistically beyond the individual. The practical actions at the end of each chapter brings it down to what can you do, what can be improved and what can be changed! " - Lucenia O, Community Advocate
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"What I found helpful were the various options provided to elevate one's situation through mentoring, support systems, vulnerability, courageous conversation and self-mastery. Important information on financial planning was a good addition to these chapters. My favorite chapter was on mentoring, and it communicated clearly the importance of what actual allyship is, in my opinion. Dialogue, self-awareness, resiliency, etc. were some takeaways from these chapters. These ideas resonated more with me, and I wished these tools formed the framework to build upon unhiding oneself. They provided a stronger argument for being brave in the face of career obstacles faced in the workplace. I also appreciate that these tenets were explored well in their respective chapters. The stories of willing & able individuals to better their work life was admirable. The author's experiences were ample placeholders for context, both in coaching others and in sharing her unique encounters with others. The struggle is real but in life all things have a beginning & an end so the inserts of these stories in the chapters were poignant and potent to bring the important messages home.
Overall, informative, honest and practical. The book title Unhide Yourself is a keen observation on the pervading state of human relationships —we are not as self-aware as we would like. The core ideas of shared humanity, agency and community are strongly implied if only one thinks deeply on these issues. I especially agree that personal transformation is possible, and is in itself a hallmark of a successful, not scarcity-driven mindset.
I recommend the tools & techniques presented in the book that empower the individual to advance oneself at work especially through (personal) vision, courageous conversations, genuine connections and cultivating an attitude of gratitude. The author does not shy away from presenting the hardships of transformation, within & without, and still offers that possibility & potential is still in our grasp, can still be realized. This is a crucial real- world example worth pondering. The assessment of one's strengths is a great starting point. We cannot know ourselves fully but we can begin somewhere (Johari window, Luft & Ingham). The same applies here in determining who or how others relate to us, or as what I have learned from Hebrew writings as judging fairly. The Practical Actions bullet points in the chapters are easily laid out and compliments well the grand message that the "power to transform...lies within" each one of us. From S.M.A.R.T. goals to concrete steps like S.P.E.A.K.U.P. and R.E.S.P.E.C.T. allow space for individuals, leaders and teams to build a dignity-focused, thriving corporate/work culture. Use what allows for more imagination & creativity. I would assert the proposition that since we all have free agency & free thought it is better to presuppose opportunity & possibility. Take what will affirm & protect the sacredness of the individual, influence leadership by example, live an authentic life; test all things and keep what is good." - Lissa U, Government employee
About Maria
Meet Maria Nathalia Drueco!
Talent Management Consultant, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Strategist, Anti-Racism Advocate, Speaker, and Author. With over a decade of HR industry experience, Maria has guided leaders at all levels in medium to large-sized organizations, including the public sector.
Specializing in equity, inclusion, diversity, anti-racism, and equitable talent management, Maria's unique perspective as an immigrant and underrepresented group member fuels her profound understanding of workplace challenges like microaggressions, stereotypes, and discrimination.
Through engaging workshops, training, facilitation, and keynotes, Maria champions intercultural competence and anti-racism initiatives. Her passion lies in helping leaders build diverse, equitable, and resilient organizational cultures.
Beyond her professional endeavors, Maria is an entrepreneur running a travel business, Marianatha Tours, that promotes spiritual and cultural experiences.
She actively supports non-profit organizations and mentors new immigrants.
Join Maria on her mission to empower organizations to embrace diversity, foster inclusivity, and create thriving workplaces.
Let's make a positive impact together!
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