ABOUT THIS EPISODE
About Our Guest
Mathias Lemos Castillo grew up in Uruguay. Then he moved to the United States. And somewhere between those two worlds, he learned something most people never have to face.
You can speak the same language as someone. Work in the same building. Want the same things. And still be living in a completely different reality.
Today, Mathias runs MLC Consulting. He sits in rooms where two groups of people are talking past each other — sometimes without even knowing it. A team that thinks it's being fair while half its people feel invisible. A company that holds a meeting about a community it never actually listened to. A leader who thinks the problem is communication when it's really something much deeper.
His job is to help people see what they can't see. To slow down conversations everyone wants to rush. And to build bridges between people who don't realize how differently they're experiencing the same moment.
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What We Discussed in This Episode
We can sit in the same room. Speak the same language. Agree on the goal. And walk away having had two completely different conversations.
One person feels heard. The other feels dismissed.
One person thinks a decision was reasonable. The other sees that exact decision as proof they don't belong.
And sometimes neither one understands why.
In this episode, we go into:
· What it's like to grow up between cultures — and what you notice that other people miss
· Why good intentions don't protect anyone from doing damage
· The difference between a misunderstanding and a real conflict of values
· Why organizations can say they believe in inclusion and still make people feel invisible
· What it takes to earn trust from a community that has every reason to be skeptical
· Why "we asked for feedback" is not the same as actually listening
· The hardest thing about being a leader who is willing to be wrong
· What happens when the person closest to the problem is the last person anyone asks
· Why understanding someone and agreeing with them are not the same thing
· What becomes possible when a person no longer has to spend their energy proving they belong
As Mathias says: "Maybe building a bridge doesn't start with finding common ground. Maybe it starts with being willing to understand the ground the other person is standing on."
Official Links
· Website: https://consultantmlc.com/
📱 Social Media
· LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mlemoscastillo/
· Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mathias.lemoscastillo
· Instagram: @mlc_consulting
