1. The Corporate Mask - fitting in and what it costs us

09/07/2025 39 min Temporada 1 Episodio 1
1. The Corporate Mask - fitting in and what it costs us

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Episode Synopsis

She did all the ‘right’ things: showing up, speaking up, staying visible. 
But something still felt off. 
In our first full episode, corporate sociologist Suzanne Mau-Asam shares a deeply personal story about trying to ‘fit in’ by performing a version of leadership that wasn’t entirely hers. 
The shift didn’t come from learning more ‘tricks’. 
It came from tuning into her body.  
Together with colleague and learning & development expert Emma ten Veen, she explores: 

The difference between performing leadership and living it 


How the body shapes confidence, clarity, and connection 


A practice to feel what it’s like to take the mask off—and lead from within 

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