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Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: 10 Actions To Take Now

by Scott Ferry | Aug 27, 2020 | 0

For two and a half months, we’ve used this space to discuss how to move beyond surface-level discourse and performative allyship to effect genuine change in DEI spaces. We must move beyond the rhetoric and implementing new strategies that center racial justice. Here are practical ideas and strategies, based on our series, that you can implement to move beyond the talk and actually make change through action.

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Advancing Collective Accountability for Racial Justice

by Mary-Frances Winters | Aug 20, 2020 | 0

I am seeing some very encouraging racial justice work initiated and driven by CEO’s. While it is heartening to see all of the recent statements from corporations denouncing racism and vowing to take action, there is a need to focus on collective accountability and collaboration both internally and externally for real systemic change.

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Reimagining the Role of HR

by Christina Wang | Aug 6, 2020 | 0

While CEOs learn to adjust and adapt to this new normal, there is a tremendous opportunity for HR to go beyond having a seat at the table to actually leading businesses through this time of global uncertainty and civil unrest. But before we can establish ourselves as an effective resource, we, as an HR profession, must first acknowledge that, by and large, our current models of HR have not adequately met the expectations nor needs of companies or employees.

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Validating Emotion, Defining Allyship, and Leveraging Change Management

by Kevin Carter | Jul 23, 2020 | 0

Are you providing a vehicle for employees to share their experiences, emotions, and reality concerning the racial justice movement? Do you have a transparent and straightforward approach to communicate and deliver on your intent to address and eradicate systemic racism? Do you have a simple and clear definition and expectation regarding allyship? How will allyship be incorporated into your behaviors and systems?

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Leveraging Adult Learning Practices

by Leigh Morrison | Jul 16, 2020 | 0

In recent weeks, DEI consultants and facilitators have been inundated with requests for educational sessions responding to the current racial and sociopolitical climate. This learning is essential and long overdue. And it also has the potential to be transformative for individuals and organizations alike—when it’s done right. It is critical that those tasked with designing learning experiences leverage these best practices in service of racial justice understanding.

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Engaging Leaders to Become Effective Allies

by Scott Ferry | Jul 9, 2020 | 0

As organizations adapt to and change with the current political climate, with many scrambling to meet the needs of their Black employees and change their cultures to be anti-racist, the role of organizational leaders will be critical in making the long-term systemic changes needed to ensure racial equity and justice. DEI practitioners need to both engage with leaders around what it means to be an ally and push them to model equity- and justice-centered allyship—for that’s how the necessary systemic changes will most effectively and efficiently take hold in our capitalist enterprises.

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Amplify your Anti-Racist Practices with Qualitative Data

by Thamara Subramanian | Jul 2, 2020 | 0

We say it all the time: “Diversity is more than a numbers game.” Yet, in almost every industry I have worked with, diversity work is met with skepticism, followed with some combination of the following: “show me the numbers,” or “the data doesn’t back it up,” or “people say this is happening, but the data doesn’t show it,” or even more common, “we don’t have a big enough sample size.” How are we perpetuating injustices and inequities if we only value and/or choose to act upon the numbers that we choose to collect, and want to act upon?

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice & Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Moving Beyond Analyzing to Interrogating Your Data

by Mary-Frances Winters | Jun 25, 2020 | 0

Analyzing data and interrogating data are not the same thing. We currently analyze diversity data, but we less often interrogate it with a justice lens. Analysis can uncover some of these inequities, but interrogation reveals the systems that perpetuate them. This week I will explore how to interrogate internal data such as applicant flow, hiring, termination (both voluntary and involuntary), promotion, and performance appraisals.

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice & Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: An Introduction

by Mary-Frances Winters | Jun 11, 2020 | 0

It has been interesting to experience the urgency with which organizations are scheduling listening sessions for Black employees to acknowledge their pain, and learning experiences or ‘town halls’ for leaders and “allies” on how to engage in conversations about race. The Winters Group has been bombarded with requests for “sessions” this week. The sense of urgency and palpable anxiety around the need to do something (almost anything) right now is disconcerting.

Category: Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice & Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: 10 Actions To Take Now

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Advancing Collective Accountability for Racial Justice

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Reimagining the Role of HR

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Validating Emotion, Defining Allyship, and Leveraging Change Management

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Leveraging Adult Learning Practices

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Engaging Leaders to Become Effective Allies

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice and Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Amplify your Anti-Racist Practices with Qualitative Data

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice & Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: Moving Beyond Analyzing to Interrogating Your Data

Beyond the Rhetoric—Centering Justice & Anti-Racism in our DEI Strategy: An Introduction

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