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COVID Pandemic: A Threat to EDI Efforts – or an Opportunity for Leaders to Innovate?
“We must embrace pain and burn it as fuel for our journey.” ― Kenji Miyazawa Our mission as change agents has never been tougher. The global crisis caused by the pandemic has affected every aspect of our lives. While we have heard and witnessed many acts of kindness and goodwill, the ugliness of racist slurs, longstanding prejudices and hatreds has ballooned as some look to lay blame for what has happened. Consequential to the Pandemic, Deep Inequities Become Obvious The pandemic has spotlighted the cracks and brought to the surface the inequities that are in our current system. Let us embrace this time for thoughtful analysis and to think…
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Inclusion INTENTIONS Aren’t Enough: Follow Up with Real ACTIONS
When it comes to creating inclusive environments for everyone – places where each and every person, regardless of race, sex, gender identity, age, sexuality or type of position, feels comfortable, respected and valued – each of us has personal intentions on how we’d like to get there. Problem is, intentions aren’t enough. We must do the work. Perhaps at no other point in time has this been more crucial. The Journey to Inclusive Environments is a LONG Haul And I don’t have to tell you: it can be hard work. Undoing centuries of white, male, heterosexual, and cisgender privilege can’t be done in one or a few work sessions.…
