Today we celebrate freedom.

But how free are we, really?

Today, 1 July, marks the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the Dutch colonies in 1863. we commemorate emancipation and celebrate freedom.

While many of us here are fortunate to live free from war and occupation, meanwhile modern forms of exploitation, such as human trafficking, remind us that freedom can never be taken for granted.

𝗘𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗲𝗮𝗿.

Working with leaders and teams across the Caribbean has taught me that freedom also has that dimension.

𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹…
• to speak up?
• to disagree respectfully?
• to admit mistakes?
• to challenge our leader?
• to be ourselves at work?

𝗣𝘀𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲𝘁𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗰𝗲.

Because freedom is not only about living without chains.
It’s also about having the courage and the safety to use your voice.

I’d love to hear your perspective:

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭 𝘴𝘢𝘧𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘬 𝘶𝘱?

#KetiKoti#Freedom#PsychologicalSafety#Leadership#WorkplaceCulture