“You can learn how to speak, but you might never feel completely yourself.”
This remark, from an executive in a top-tier firm, captures a tension we heard repeatedly while researching our book 'Cracking the Class Code'.
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Drawing on research for 'Cracking the Class Code', Lee Elliot Major and Anne-Marie Sim argue that success in elite workplaces is shaped not only by talent and hard work but also by hidden class-based cultural norms that influence who is seen as credible, authentic and deserving of advancement.