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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 the CDO – The Chief Disruptive Officer

by Brittany J. Harris | Aug 13, 2020 | 0

This movement calls for the CDO to embody the role of an active disruptor—perhaps we call it the Chief Disruptive Officer. A focus on justice is inherently disruptive, as it requires dismantling and correcting systems that have traditionally been exclusionary and harmful. Moving beyond the rhetoric and centering justice in our work means reimagining who we deem as qualified for doing this very important work.

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: Minimizing Harm

by Brittany J. Harris | Jul 30, 2020 | 0

Many organizations are currently scurrying to leverage the current racial justice momentum to engage senior leaders in this work. Let me first affirm—this segment of work is important to much broader systemic change. I believe that learning, unlearning, relearning are critical paths towards disrupting systems and reimagining new ones…. AND I believe that if we’re not mindful of how we curate and facilitate spaces that seek to engage us down this path, we can end up causing more harm than good.

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: Our Approach

by Brittany J. Harris | Jun 18, 2020 | 0

Throughout this series, we’ll be offering leaders and practitioners recommendations for actualizing racial justice within their diversity, equity, and inclusion strategy. Our intent is simple: to support our clients and readers in moving beyond the rhetoric and into sustainable action. This week, I offer our approach to embedding justice, among other social justice principles, to corporate DEI work. This involves a focus on Learning & Education, Internal Policies & Practices, and External Communications & Partnerships.

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 the CDO – The Chief Disruptive Officer

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: Minimizing Harm

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

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