podcast episode about toxic workplace culture with jamie fiore higgins, sponsored by OUAI and Nutrafol

Toxic Workplace Culture: Cultivating The Courage to Rise Up with Jamie Fiore Higgins

Original Air Date Wednesday, October 18, 2023

Many women have succumbed to the belief that they need to be everything to everybody. Being the best parent, the best spouse and the best corporate employee is how many of us keep score with ourselves. But how much of our true nature gets lost as we fabricate our amalgamated identities? How much of our self-worth depends on the approval and judgment of others?

To get an honest take from someone who has tackled both sides of the equation, Positive Psychology Podcast Host Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with author and former managing director at Goldman Sachs, Jamie Fiore Higgins.

Jamie shares the transformational story which is the heart of her book, Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs.

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podcast episode about toxic workplace culture with jamie fiore higgins, sponsored by OUAI and Nutrafol

Jamie Fiore Higgins worked as a managing director at Goldman Sachs. One of just 8 percent of Goldman employees to earn the managing director title, she was the highest-ranking woman in her department. An active member of the Women’s Network Committee, Fiore Higgins spent her workdays running the trainee and internship programs, recruiting, and managing top equity clients and $96 billion in stock. Living in New Jersey with her husband and four children she works with teens to hone their leadership skills; college graduates as they enter the workforce; professionals navigating today’s workforce and those in mid-life looking to reinvent themselves.

Book: Bully Market: My Story of Money and Misogyny at Goldman Sachs

Jamie Fiore Higgins — Cultivating the Culture to Rise Up:

  • Jamie wanted to be a social worker, but she felt she owed it to her family to get the best-paying job possible. {3:25}
  • Goldman Sachs was a misogynistic, emotionally draining place to work but the money made it seem worth it, at first. {7:50}
  • Goldman Sachs promoted a toxic workplace culture and in many ways was similar to a cult, as Jamie explains. {9:55}
  • Jamie began using dangerous coping mechanisms because she wasn’t living in line with her values. {12:46}
  • Jamie describes how she lost her identity after resigning from Goldman Sachs. {20:40}
  • Women do not have to sacrifice who they are for what they do. {25:45}
  • Tips for creating an equitable culture in the workplace. {30:12}

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“When you are not living in line with your values it eats away at you.” @jamiefiorehiggins on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “Make small ripples. Small ripples over time have an effect.” @jamiefiorehiggins on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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