Robert W. Mixon, Jr. is a retired U.S. Army Major General, former President of a manufacturing company, EVP of a diverse, innovative not for profit company, and Leadership Consultant. He serves as a faculty member at the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point and various premier business schools including The Simon School of Business at the University of Rochester, The Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis, and the Cox Business School at Southern Methodist University.

 

In this episode Dr. Gaye Lang and Robert Mixon discuss:

• Internalizing tolerance in one’s own life 
• How an organization can benefit from practicing tolerance
• The value of being transparent and genuine 
• Being fully committed to tolerance 

Key Takeaways: 

• We must expect leaders to demonstrate their commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity, and tolerance. They have to walk the talk and not just talk it. It has to be a genuine way of life, a genuine belief, and not just a one-time event. 
• When every leader and every team member commits to practicing tolerance, the whole organization benefits. Organizations that have embraced tolerance have been seen to grow both internally and externally because of it. 
• You can’t fool people. People will know when you’re not being genuine. It’s best to be transparent. If there’s a problem, admit that there’s a problem, create a system of change and commit towards getting better. 
• If you can’t be in it to win it, then don’t be in it. You can’t put one foot in and one foot out. The saying is true in diversity, inclusion, equity, and tolerance. You have to be fully committed to it and really embody the values in your life. 

 

“Training is not episodic, it shouldn’t be a one-time event every year or every six months. It should be part of our way we do things… It truly has to be a way of life, if you’re going to grow a world-class culture.” - Robert Mixon

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Website: https://www.levelfiveassociates.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/level-five-associates/ 

 

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KEY WORDS: 

Diversity, inclusion, equity, tolerance, racism, bias, implicit bias, and explicit bias.  

Show notes by Podcastologist: Justine Talla

 

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