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Forget #palatability, should we be more firm and pointed when we talk and train?? In this episode, our hosts discuss whether their approach to education is the right one, and what it means when they get feedback that sounds like a compliment, and might need further contemplation.  With all that is going on the the world of #DEI, it's probably time to rethink approaches.

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This episode could be titled, "I bet you think this podcasts' about you, don't you?"  This week, our hosts debate and disclose what happens in organizations that are trying to create change and realize equity - beginning with leadership (grasstops) or those without absolute, explicit leadership (grassroots).  
Where would you start if you were them?  What's the recipe for success for the organization you're in?
By the way, if you do think this episode is about you, listen again, and think more deeply!

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What would happen if a candidate wore a hooded sweatshirt ("hoodie") to a job interview?  Do they get the job?  What would you tell an employee who wanted to wear a bathing suit to work?  If you are thinking anything close to the word "professional" you're right on the same page with our hosts as they discuss what's appropriate to wear at work and how professionalism plays a role in diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

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Is pronoun use important to you?  Are you identity forward in your introductions?  How did you even get to be the you that you are? In this episode, our hosts get super vulnerable and transparent, as they talk about their own socialized identities and the impacts of learning who you are and sharing with others. 

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It's about the time for performance reviews!  Well, it's kind of always about that time.  What to do about performance reviews, especially with a lens of equity and inclusion, is continually a part of the training conversation, in organizations in every industry.  In this episode, our hosts debate the concept of performance reviews, their effectiveness and as a bonus, a sneak peek into a world without the reviews most of us have. 

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When is it ok to cry?  Who is allowed to cry?  In this episode, we challenge these questions and a couple more as our hosts talk about which emotions are allowed in DEI spaces, and who is allowed to display them. 
This episode might make you 'feel a certain kind of way' - and that's supposed to happen.  It has been said there are no bad emotions.  And, not all emotions are created equal.  So, consider the impact of your presence and actions on others, on the work and on our progress.

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In this episode, our hosts discuss the challenge so many practitioners have in long, hard, arduous work like changing the world - getting tired of it all.  Some people even ask us how they are supposed to keep up the fight, without even realizing how hard it can be just to be in the space.  
You might call it catharsis, we are just hoping folx will hear something that helps them consider what's really going on in the hearts, minds and bodies of the trainers, educators and facilitators out there.

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Have you ever heard the phrase, "all skin folk ain't kinfolk"?  If you have, you probably were in a situation where you understood someone you have something very particular in common with, is not on your team, on your page, or wavelength.  This concept, acutely understood by some Black people, brown people and people of color whose racialized identities cause them to look for solidarity in people who likely have had a similar set of experiences (read: trouble).  What many of us tend to find out, is that skin color, language, economic background and even birthright can sometimes fail our attempts to find community.  

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In this episode, our hosts discuss why we use the acronym DEI to describe what they do, and whether it makes sense to keep using it - given all the different additions and combinations of letters that connect to the work, like: 
JEDI, DEIB, DEIA, EDI, DHEI etc.
Does your organization have a DEI statement?  Do you know someone in a DEI field?  If so, you might have a few questions for them after this conversation.  

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In this episode, our hosts discuss the topic of 'DEI tastes'.  What's you're palate for diversity, equity and inclusion?  Are you picky, or do you like to try new things? 
Jamie and Robert talk about how certain people show up in learning spaces doing everything they can not to take on what the practitioners' trying to provide, just like a restaurant patron pushing plates away, even though they paid to be served that meal.

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