Don't Be Yourself

A counterintuitive and science-backed look at how the drive to be "authentic" is holding us back. Provocative: The book offers a provocative challenge to the widely accepted idea of "being true to yourself." Wide appeal: The topic of authenticity resonates broadly, as it's an issue we all grapple with in our personal and professional lives. The book's insights will likely resonate with a wide audience. Work-focused: Tomas devotes significant attention to how authenticity plays out in the workplace, including dedicated chapters on leadership and diversity/inclusion. The book demonstrates how authenticity and work performance are deeply intertwined. Evidence-based: The book's provocative arguments are grounded in decades of psychological research, giving it a strong foundation of empirical evidence to support its contrarian viewpoint. Audience: Self-help aficionados and leaders.