We’ve built workplaces where the fastest, toughest, most “always on” people are rewarded and the ones who show vulnerability are told to toughen up. But here’s the paradox: the very qualities that make us human, empathy, honesty, imperfection, are the ones that actually build trust, creativity, and resilience.

In this rant, I dig into how we ended up treating humanity as a flaw in the workplace, what it’s costing us, and why reclaiming our right to be human might be the most radical act of leadership left.