Envy and workplace rivalry: Nakaye determined to free women from 'trap of comparison'
"When a woman doesn't know her worth, she views another woman's success as a threat," says Kellen Nakaye.
A telecom engineer by training, Kellen Nakaye has also ventured into writing personal development and Christian living books. (Credit: Instagram/kellenkenlyn)
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WORKPLACE CULTURE
A culture of workplace envy, comparisons and catfights in especially the corporate world often inhibits the growth of the professional women involved, says Ugandan author and inspirational speaker Kellen Kenlyn Nakaye.
It's a culture she terms as "destructive".
"Instead of lifting each other up, many women experience being dismissed, critiqued, or pulled down by peers who use professional sabotage to make themselves feel more powerful and worthy," she says.
And according to the author of Journey to Wholeness, an insightful book that tackles finding inner healing, such competitive friction in workplaces does more than damage careers.
"It places a massive emotional strain on the mental and spiritual well-being of women, turning workspaces into battlegrounds," says 34-year-old Nakaye, who is a telecom engineer by training.
For someone who has ventured into writing personal development and Christian living books like You Are Great Too, Nakaye believes this negative corporate issue needs to be addressed and, more importantly, healed.
And so to tackle this head-on, she has organized a transformational Women's Prayer Breakfast workshop set for next month on June 27 at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel in Uganda's capital Kampala.
It is part of an intimate morning initiative dubbed Daughters of the King, which she founded.
'Collaborating with dignity'
The upcoming engagement is themed around helping women 'take the limits off God and anchor them securely in their identity as Daughters of the King of kings so they can live and work free from the trap of comparison'.
"Envy and workplace rivalry happen when a woman operates from a deep-seated place of insecurity and lack," says Nakaye.
"When a woman doesn't know her worth, she views another woman's success as a threat. This workshop is a space to dismantle those insecure habits and help ladies learn to collaborate with dignity."
The last such close-knit gathering was held in March this year (pictured below).
And it is designed a little differently.
Rather than listening to a traditional lecture, every attendee will work dynamically through a custom event workbook during the session.
Nakaye says participants will also have access to a "beautifully designed, physical take-home Study & Prayer Journal" to help them anchor their daily morning declaration and maintain their spiritual momentum.
"The sh120,000 investment [for each attendee] includes a premium buffet breakfast at the Sheraton Kampala Hotel and the interactive event workbook."
(Nakaye is calling all those interested to register or make bookings directly via WhatsApp on 0704176497)