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The transcript is a discussion among Jennifer Brown, Rocky Howard, Arthur Woods, and Jim Massey about their proposed panel session for the SXSW conference. They highlight the importance of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) in addressing complex global challenges and fostering innovation. The conversation emphasizes the need to view DEIB not just as a business imperative but also as a human imperative, connecting with empathy and vulnerability.
The group stresses the significance of collaboration and shared ownership in advancing DEIB initiatives, moving away from siloed efforts and embracing diverse perspectives. They acknowledge the weight of this work and the need for support and community. Jim Massey shares his personal journey in confronting scarcity mindsets and embracing vulnerability as a leader.
Throughout the discussion, they encourage the audience to vote for their SXSW panel proposal, which aims to bring this crucial conversation to a broader interdisciplinary audience. The panelists express their commitment to continuing the dialogue, seeking insights from others, and fostering a more inclusive and equitable future.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) must be viewed as both a business imperative and a human imperative, addressing complex global challenges through empathy and vulnerability.
- Collaboration, shared accountability, and collective action are essential for advancing DEIB initiatives, moving away from siloed efforts and embracing diverse perspectives.
- Leaders must confront scarcity mindsets and embrace vulnerability, making space for diverse voices and breaking away from traditional paradigms.
- The lack of diversity and representation, even in top leadership positions, underscores the urgency and significance of DEIB efforts.
- Building a supportive community and fostering open dialogue are crucial for sustaining DEIB work and driving meaningful change.
- Innovative approaches and interdisciplinary conversations are needed to reinvigorate DEIB initiatives and foster a more inclusive and equitable future.
- DEIB holds the key to addressing many of the complex challenges we face, and it must be integrated into various domains and conversations.
- Continuous learning, sharing of best practices, and seeking diverse perspectives are vital for advancing DEIB initiatives and fostering a culture of belonging.
Top Episodes Quotes
- βI think the challenge is a lot of companies who are trying to do good work in this space. Space are looking at it as a business imperative. Right. Which we should be doing. Right. We need to understand the importance of it and the systemic problems and the challenges that happen. We need to be thinking about 2044, when there is no majority, when there is no minority and majority culture, and how we prepare for that workforce of the future, because the future is now. We keep talking about when it comes. We're looking at this year when, you know, somewhere between 2.5 and 5 million women left the workforce, and everybody's calling it the great resignation. I would challenge that. It's the great calibration, because people who come from different backgrounds are saying, this current way of working doesn't work for me anymore, but because we keep thinking about it in a systemic change way, and we keep thinking about it from a business imperative way. My theory is that we miss the human imperative.β by Rocky Howard
- βAnd so my career was built on winning. And when I lost, it was lick my wounds, come back and get into that fight. And so to break that paradigm is significant. And the work I've chosen, ironically enough, is, in corporate America, a softer skill that I have been actually told they weren't looking for me. And so they were looking to have others who represented different organizations when they were going to fill these positions. So I often found myself sometimes thinking, wait, there's scarcity. And it's like, hold up money. There is not.β by Jim Massey
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Episode Information
The Will To Change: Uncovering True Stories of Diversity & Inclusion
Jennifer Brown
8/19/22
This episode, originally recorded as a LinkedIn live, features a conversation between Jennifer and Arthur Woods, Rocki Howard and Jim Massey as they discussΒ this proposed session for SXSW. Jennifer, Arthur, Rocki and Jim discuss why this conversation, why now, and whatβs ahead for leaders.
Help us make it to the conference by voting (by August 21st) for our panel here: https://panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/129585
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