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Operationalizing Justice: Organizational Climates, Minority Tax, and Retention

In addition to the stereotypes, microaggressions and sometimes blatant racism that marginalized professionals face, they also carry an additional burden: the minority tax. If we would not expect white men to work for free or take on additional labor without some trade-offs, why then do we expect this of people of color and women? At a minimum, we should be considering the following when it comes to the minority tax and advancing DEI within organizations…

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Operationalizing Justice: “This is Not My Work”

As practitioners, we are working through how best to handle these challenges in real time, and we do not have all the answers. However, we must commit ourselves to thinking through them and seeking ways to minimize harm. This is precisely the “messiness” that has scared some organizations off from their initial commitments… and working through it is critical to progress. Here are a few practical considerations for minimizing harm and fatigue for your BIPOC employees as your organization continues on its antiracism journey:

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Operationalizing Justice: Moving Beyond ‘Listening Sessions’ Towards Strategic, Accountable Partnership

The Winters Group is often called on to introduce justice-centered concepts that are new to the ‘corporate world’ in support of leadership’s espoused commitments to prioritize anti-racism and justice. This is important work… AND now is a timely opportunity to reimagine strategic, accountable partnership. I have read and heard from many Black and Brown people that they are experiencing “listening session fatigue” within their organizations. People want change. People want action. This is important work. How can we move beyond listening sessions to more strategic, accountability-driven partnership?

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Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: A Call To Action

When we began this series 11 weeks ago, I am not sure I expected us to stay on the topic this long, nor did I anticipate its timeliness to this moment we are experiencing now. Racism is not new, but this newfound energy and outward (re)commitment to justice and dismantling racism by organizations and corporate leadership is. Inasmuch as I can be cynical about it all, I am also hopeful, inspired, and re-energized. As leaders begin to (ideally) align their organizational priorities, financial resources, and accountability measures with statements of solidarity and empathy, I would like to offer specific actions that affirm what we explored in this series.

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Decolonizing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Work: An Introduction

I worry that diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioners and leaders have been the proverbial “choir” for far too long. Amidst  an increased sense of panic and fear, I believe there’s also a  greater sense of opportunity to challenge, re-evaluate, and reimagine a new norm for our work. That is what this series is about: owning and exploring the ways in which we can do and be better. What would it mean to decolonize diversity, equity, and inclusion work?

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Racial Justice at Work: Practical Solutions for Systemic Change

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Black Fatigue: How Racism Erodes the Mind, Body, and Spirit

Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy and Belonging Across Differences

We Can’t Talk About That At Work! (Second Edition)

Cover of the book We Can't Talk about That at Work (Second Edition) by Mary-Frances Winters and Mareisha N Reese

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