'I'm just Ken' | HR learnings from Kenergy in the workplace

Ken and his Kenergy have dominated social media channels since the release of Barbie the movie.

While Barbie goes to the real world on a journey to find out why she’s malfunctioning, Ken, played by Ryan Gosling, goes on something of a spiritual journey, discovering the patriarchy, and turning Barbieland into the Kendom.

It escalates to a showstopping number, ‘I’m just Ken’, where Ken and his fellow Kens sing about being an accessory to Barbie, ‘number two’. ‘Where I see love, she sees a friend,’ sings Gosling as Ken.

And if you’ve seen the Barbie movie, it’s likely you’re also aware of a ‘Ken’ in your workplace, or at least ‘Kenergy’.