Inclusion Catalyst

Inclusion Catalyst

By Mickey Desai & Susan CooperSociety & CultureDocumentaryBusinessRelationshipsManagement
Download on the App Store

Inclusion Catalyst episodes

  • Chasing Diversity And Inclusion, with Olanike Ayomide-Mensah

    This episode was recorded on May 27, 2020. Mickey visits with Olanike Ayomide-Mensah to talk about equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace; and how it intersects with leadership development. We discuss:

    • We've been chasing diversity and inclusion since the Civil Rights Act and making anemic progress. It's time workplaces face the truth about what it's going to take to see real change.
    • Nonprofit organizations have a unique opportunity to model and lead
    • The nonprofit sector will have to face some hard truths and be imaginative and courageous in forging a new path forward.
    • Nonprofits are good at treating individual problems, but not cultural problems.
    • How does one transform a culture?
    • Looking at an org’s policies and procedures, especially related to workforce planning, hiring, training & development, promotion and retention.
    • Equity and diversity in board governance
    • Equity in Philanthropy & Fundraising

      • We welcome your questions and feedback via The Inclusion Catalyst website.

      Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

      36 min
    • Inclusive Conversations with Mary-Frances Winters

      Our guest is Mary-Frances Winters, talking about her latest work, Inclusive Conversations: Fostering Equity, Empathy, and Belonging across Differences. Inclusive Conversations relates conversational conditions to the current climate and illustrates how to navigate Inclusive Conversations in uncomfortable or new situations. Mary-Frances contends that in many cases, it is not that most people do not want to engage in inclusive conversations; they may simply not know how. Among the questions we tackle:

      • How do you foster a conversation with people who do not want to converse?
      • What is Reciprocal Empathy?
      • What are the conditions for having Inclusive Conversations?
      • How do you call people IN, instead of calling people out?
      • How do you put the humanity back into leadership?
      • What are the business benefits of genuine conversations?

        • Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

        25 min
      • You Don't Get To Call Yourself An Ally, speaking with Julie Kratz of Next Pivot Point

        Inclusion Catalyst is joined by Julie Kratz, acclaimed trainer, author, and founder of Next Pivot Point. Julie is passionate about promoting gender equality within the workplace, empowering women to express confidence and helping them build a winning career game plan and pivot to the next level. Our conversation looks at a variety of issues related to leadership, culture change, and how to develop allies within the workplace. Our questions include:

        • As a result of pandemic, are people focusing more on the things that matter?
        • Is a virtual workplace more inclusive?
        • Is leadership simply about fostering curiosity? And what characteristics would then be critical to include in that leadership model?
        • Where should D&I efforts really be focused? (Spoiler: It’s the middle managers.)
        • How do you manage bias in the workplace?
        • Is the ultimate goal to develop more allies?
        • How many ways can one be an ally?
        • What’s the business case for developing allies?

          • Your feedback is always welcome via the Inclusion Catalyst Website.

          Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

          33 min
        • Scott Ayotte and Inclusive Talent Acquisition Through Behavior Change

          Scott Ayotte, the Director of Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity and Equity at Grand Valley State University joins us to share his expertise on the transtheoretical model of behavior change as it relates to talent acquisition. We discuss:

          • Organizational structures and how behavior change models are used
          • The phases of the transtheoretical model of behavior change
          • Creating cultural and structural environments that are welcoming for diverse communities
          • The steps to creating an equitable workplace
          • Strategy vs. tactics for talent acquisition
          • Scott’s whitepaper, “Inclusive Cultures and Talent Acquisition”
          • Contact Scott at [email protected] or https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottayotte

            • Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

            29 min
          • Fair Count: Census Updates, Pivoting Outreach for the Pandemic

            Ed Reed from joins us again with Lauren Zehyoue, Communications Director for Fair Count.

            • 3 ways to complete the Census: online, by mail, over the phone
            • Reaching people digitally since the Census is still an important part of democracy that will continue beyond the pandemic
            • Pivoting to virtual events and webinars instead of in-person outreach
            • Census is scheduled to be offline on July 31st (if there is no extension planned due to the pandemic). The data for the Census is collected as of April 1st and the Census teams will follow up to make sure every person is counted until July 31st.
            • Changes in how college students are counted due to universities closing campuses
            • Hardest to count communities are also communities that are also often hardest hit by health concerns.
            • Infrastructure and Chromebooks put in place in communities before COVID-19 are being used for job applications, after school programs, state and federal benefits.
            • Breaking the digital divide in communities that need these devices.
            • COVID-19 changing the way Fair Count communicates with the public
            • The Census is still safe and can be completed from home.
            • The census represents more than $1.9 trillion worth of resources for our communities on an annual basis.
            • To complete your Census by phone, dial 1-844-330-2020 in English. The number to complete it in Spanish is 1-844-468-2020.
            • Fill out your census online at www.my2020census.gov or find out more info at www.2020census.gov

              • Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

              18 min
            • Ed Reed from Fair Count on the importance of the US Census

              Ed Reed from Fair Count joins us to discuss their outreach and community infrastructure programs to increase awareness and participation in the 2020 Census.

              Fair Count is a non-profit with a mission to engage hard to count communities in the US Census through outreach and education. They are also doing the groundwork the strengthen communities through civil engagement and providing infrastructure in communities that will be available for use long after the Census is complete.

              • Programs: Field, Community, Faith, Technology, Black Men Count
              • Importance of census: Over $1 Trillion dollars of Federal funding to states, cities and towns that are used to allocate funds for Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure
              • Difficulty collecting accurate data: myths about participation in the census and providing info to the government, Citizenship concerns. Collecting data on homeless and transient population.
              • Everyone breathing on April 1st should be counted on the census, no matter where you are living or staying.
              • Confusion over apartment dwellers, group quarters such as assisted living facilities, university students: on-campus vs. off-campus housing
              • Fair and accurate counts means for funding for political representation for these communities that are sometimes left out of the process.
              • Get involved: Paid opportunities - https://www.faircount.org/careers/
              • Get involved: Volunteer opportunities - https://www.faircount.org/commit-to-be-counted/
              • Participate in the 2020 Census today: https://www.census.gov/

                • Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

                33 min
              • Catherine Perry, Fostering Brave Conversations on Race

                Catherine Perry from Inward Bound Center for Nonprofit Leadership joins us to talk about how to have conversations on race and healing the racial divide in America.

                • Her workshop, “Racism in America: What is mine to do?”
                • How to break down barriers and start conversations in faith communities, at work and with neighbors and friends
                • Being brave and using humor to engage and make an impact in your community
                • Setting the tone for risky conversations with and edge
                • Race relations in faith-based communities
                • Reconciliation vs. Forgiveness
                • Recommended reading: White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo
                • For more info about Catherine’s workshop or to contact Inward Bound, email [email protected]

                • Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

                  30 min
                • Woke Wednesdays and Public Discourse

                  Hanna Mason, Host of the Woke Wednesdays podcast, joins us to talk about her show and the state of social justice and politics in America. We discuss:

                  • How she got started podcasting
                  • Her presentation on How to Evoke Change at the Advertising for Change event in Atlanta
                  • Are we in the most divisive time in American history?
                  • The state of progressive voices and politcs in the US
                  • Under-represented voices that need to be amplified, such as black trans women
                  • 2020 Democratic candidates
                  • Hannah’s plan to become Secretary of Education

                    • Links:

                    Woke Wednesdays podcast – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/woke-wednesdays/id1443999786
                    Advertising for Change - https://advertisingforchange.org/

                    Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

                    29 min
                  • Brian Kammer on Capital Punishment in Georgia

                    Brian shares his expertise on capital defense, habeas corpus and the death penalty in Georgia.

                    • The importance of responding to the injustices within the criminal justice and capital punishment systems.
                    • Constitutional violations that led to the wrongful conviction
                    • Reduction of death sentences handed out
                    • Federal habeas corpus appeals and overturning cases
                    • History of Habeas corpus and due process
                    • Lack of resources for poor Georgians
                    • Current death row statistics and impact of the Georgia Resource Center
                    • The capital punishment system is embedded within a racist culture
                    • Influence of national “tough on crime” culture
                    • Mercer University's ABS Project
                    • Resources to get involved:
                      1. Georgians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty,
                      2. Southern Center for Human Rights,
                      3. Georgia Resource Center

                        4. Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

                        35 min
                      4. Soon Mee Kim, Global Diversity Leader

                        Soon Mee shares her expertise on building trust within organizations to create a diverse culture and how to diversify your own life.

                        • Diversity as a business and a moral imperative
                        • Desegregating your life with intention
                        • Empathy when working in teams
                        • Conversations about bias at work and being open to honest discussions
                        • Developing a culture of trust at the workplace
                        • Imposter syndrome and Code Switching at work
                        • How an organization’s values and purpose have to mean something
                        • The desire for deep connection in our society
                        • Consuming media from different points of view than your own: Netflix, podcasts, etc.
                        • Asking questions about representation and diversity in schools, places of worship, other organizations in your life.
                        • Organizations don’t need a lot of formal programs in place to foster diversity, they only need people who care.
                        • Initial connections. Network. Reach out, make a friend, be a mentor.

                          • Support Inclusion Catalyst by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/inclusion-catalyst

                          30 min

                        About Inclusion Catalyst

                        From the publisher's feed

                        Welcome to Inclusion Catalyst, with your hosts Mickey Desai and Susan Cooper. We bring diversity leaders to the table to hear about current issues in diversity and inclusion, deconstructing complex…