¿Qué se siente al vivir de forma inauténtica en el trabajo? En su primer trabajo profesional en los años 80, en la industria de la moda, Jim Fielding llevó lo que él llama una "doble vida". Con sus amigos íntimos y confidentes, hablaba abiertamente de su relación con otro hombre. Pero en el trabajo, cuando hablaba de su pareja cambiaba de pronombre y de historia para ajustarse a las expectativas del momento.

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According to Yahoo Finance, there are only four openly gay CEOs atop Fortune 500 companies. That&#8217;s up from zero in 2014, when Apple&#8217;s Tim Cook came out. But it represents less than 1% of the cohort, well below the 7% rate of Americans in general who identity as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Is there a glass ceiling for gay executives? And if so, are some queer bosses still opting to stay in the closet to avoid damaging their careers? To try to answer those questions, we invited Jim Fielding, an openly gay entertainment-industry executive, to be a guest on The New World of Work. Fielding has thought a lot about these questions and has decided to share his own story and perspective in a just-published book, All Pride No Ego: A Queer Executive&#8217;s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically. He was president of Disney Store Worldwide; president of consumer products and innovation at 20th Century Fox; global head for consumer products and retail development at Dreamworks Animation; and CEO of the Claire&#8217;s Stores chain. He currently serves as president of Archer Gray&#8217;s Co-Lab division, focusing on building businesses via venture investments. But despite that impressive resume, it hasn&#8217;t always been easy. In the interview, Jim talked about the bullying he endured as a young man, the years he spent living a closeted double life, and on how he ultimately developed the confidence he needed to be his authentic self at work.

Jim Fielding, Ex-Head of Disney Stores, on the Struggles of Making It as a Queer Executive

Según Yahoo Finanzas, sólo hay cuatro CEO abiertamente homosexuales en la cima de las 500 empresas de Fortune. Eso supone un aumento con respecto al cero de 2014, cuando Tim Cook, de Apple, salió del armario. Pero representa menos del 1% de la cohorte, muy por debajo de la tasa del 7% de estadounidenses en general que se identifican como gays, lesbianas o bisexuales. ¿Existe un techo de cristal para los ejecutivos homosexuales? Y si es así, ¿siguen optando algunos jefes homosexuales por permanecer en el armario para evitar dañar sus carreras? Para intentar responder a estas preguntas, invitamos a Jim Fielding, un ejecutivo abiertamente gay de la industria del entretenimiento, a participar como invitado en El nuevo mundo del trabajo. Fielding ha reflexionado mucho sobre estas cuestiones y ha decidido compartir su propia historia y perspectiva en un libro que acaba de publicar, All Pride No Ego: A Queer Executive's Journey to Living and Leading Authentically. Fue presidente de Disney Store Worldwide; presidente de productos de consumo e innovación en 20th Century Fox; responsable global de productos de consumo y desarrollo minorista en Dreamworks Animation; y CEO de la cadena Claire's Stores. Actualmente es presidente de la división Co-Lab de Archer Gray, centrada en la creación de empresas a través de inversiones de riesgo. Pero a pesar de ese impresionante currículum, no siempre ha sido fácil. En la entrevista, Jim habló sobre el acoso que sufrió de joven, los años que pasó viviendo una doble vida en el armario y sobre cómo desarrolló finalmente la confianza que necesitaba para ser su auténtico yo en el trabajo.

Jim Fielding, ex jefe de los almacenes Disney, sobre las dificultades de triunfar como ejecutivo homosexual

According to Yahoo Finance, there are only four openly gay CEOs atop Fortune 500 companies. That’s up from zero in 2014, when Apple’s Tim Cook came out. But it represents less than 1% of the cohort, well below the 7% rate of Americans in general who identity as gay, lesbian, or bisexual. Is there a glass ceiling for gay executives? And if so, are some queer bosses still opting to stay in the closet to avoid damaging their careers? To try to answer those questions, we invited Jim Fielding, an openly gay entertainment-industry executive, to be a guest on The New World of Work. Fielding has thought a lot about these questions and has decided to share his own story and perspective in a just-published book, All Pride No Ego: A Queer Executive’s Journey to Living and Leading Authentically . He was president of Disney Store Worldwide; president of consumer products and innovation at 20th Century Fox; global head for consumer products and retail development at Dreamworks Animation; and CEO of the Claire’s Stores chain. He currently serves as president of Archer Gray’s Co-Lab division, focusing on building businesses via venture investments. But despite that impressive resume, it hasn’t always been easy. In the interview, Jim talked about the bullying he endured as a young man, the years he spent living a closeted double life, and on how he ultimately developed the confidence he needed to be his authentic self at work.

Jim Fielding, ex jefe de los almacenes Disney, sobre las dificultades de triunfar como ejecutivo homosexual

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