Forward Progress: Concrete Conversations About Inclusion at Work
Diversity and inclusion presentations and conferences often seem to end with folks saying, "That was great. Now what?" These interactive discussions with various friends and business associates are intended to focus on specific, actionable steps that are accessible to anybody looking to influence positive change at work.
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Episodes
Friday Jul 03, 2020
Friday Jul 03, 2020
My former partner Jim Thomas shares some of his thoughts from his recent article (https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/gender-equity-what-men-can-do-move-needle-two-action-items-thomas/?trackingId=IntX%2BRO5SdyeyxriVY1%2F1w%3D%3D).
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Sunday Jun 28, 2020
Anna has 4 main subtopics under promoting and retaining diverse teammates. In our first conversation, she talked about intentional sponsorship/mentorship and training opportunities. In this second conversation, we focus on 2 kinds of access - data and opportunities. Good observations and insights as always.
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
Sunday Jun 21, 2020
As the owner of The Other 85, a professional development firm focusing on the other 85% needed to succeed (the first 15% being technical skills), Stephanie is a pro at virtual meetings, and has 5 succinct tips for making these now ubiquitous parts of our lives inclusion-enhancing. Not limited to this context, I particularly liked her universal principal, "the longer it goes on, the less people care ..." So true.
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Saturday Jun 06, 2020
Anna has tremendous energy for bringing people together to advance and advocate for inclusion. She was my first call for one of these conversations, and did not disappoint. This conversation has the first 2 of 4 key areas for helping diverse colleagues develop and advance.
Monday May 25, 2020
Monday May 25, 2020
Michalea and I have known each other for about 8 years and she was in on our gender equity conversations from the very beginning, so she was one of my first contacts for one of these conversations. She knew what she wanted to discuss and I learned a lot from our conversation.