Qual é a sensação de viver de forma não autêntica no trabalho? Em seu primeiro emprego profissional, na década de 1980, no setor de moda, Jim Fielding levou o que ele chama de "vida dupla". Com amigos íntimos e confidentes, ele falava abertamente sobre seu relacionamento com outro homem. Mas no trabalho, quando falava sobre seu parceiro, ele trocava os pronomes e mudava as histórias para se adequar às expectativas da época.

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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

De acordo com o Yahoo Finance, há apenas quatro CEOs abertamente gays no topo das empresas da Fortune 500. Isso é mais do que zero em 2014, quando Tim Cook, da Apple, se assumiu. Mas isso representa menos de 1% do grupo, bem abaixo da taxa de 7% dos americanos em geral que se identificam como gays, lésbicas ou bissexuais. Existe um teto de vidro para executivos gays? E, em caso afirmativo, será que alguns chefes gays ainda optam por permanecer no armário para não prejudicar suas carreiras? Para tentar responder a essas perguntas, convidamos Jim Fielding, um executivo abertamente gay do setor de entretenimento, para participar do programa The New World of Work. Fielding pensou muito sobre essas questões e decidiu compartilhar sua própria história e perspectiva em um livro recém-publicado, All Pride No Ego: A Queer Executive's Journey to Living and Leading Authentically". O senhor foi presidente da Disney Store Worldwide; presidente de produtos de consumo e inovação da 20th Century Fox; diretor global de produtos de consumo e desenvolvimento de varejo da Dreamworks Animation; e CEO da cadeia de lojas Claire's. Atualmente, ele atua como presidente da divisão Co-Lab da Archer Gray, concentrando-se na criação de empresas por meio de investimentos de risco. Mas, apesar desse currículo impressionante, nem sempre foi fácil. Na entrevista, Jim falou sobre o bullying que sofreu quando jovem, os anos que passou vivendo uma vida dupla no armário e sobre como acabou desenvolvendo a confiança de que precisava para ser autêntico no trabalho.

Jim Fielding, ex-diretor da Disney Stores, fala sobre as dificuldades de se fazer TI como executivo gay

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-diretor da Disney Stores, fala sobre as dificuldades de se fazer TI como executivo gay

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