Welcome to Intentional Conversations, where we intersect diversity, equity, and inclusion with leadership and business.

This week we were joined by Diya Khanna!

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KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM DIYA:

• Community is more important than ever. All of that other stuff is majoring in minors and we should be saving our time and energy for other things to move this work forward. 
• You learn and grow from places of discomfort, as long as they are safe places. 
• Challenge each other in a way that is respectful and mindful of others competencies. Don’t discount other people’s competencies.  
• Community doesn't come overnight. We need to invest in community.  
• We’re stronger when there’s more of us with the same message. When we begin echoing what someone else says, people begin to listen. 
• If someone is speaking up, amplify out loud so they don’t feel alone. Show up for your community. 
• Equity of opportunity! Give people the opportunity to share their skills. If we don’t people wait in the shadows, when we do that we are all better for it. 
• People are in different areas of their learning journey. Allow people the space to be on their journey. 
• There’s power in asking questions. Rather than tell, ask. Inspire curiosity. 
• Lean into storytelling, it’s so impactful for DEI.
• There’s nuanced differences in how we approach this work. Invite the differences. 
• Don’t give people mass information, give them prompts to get their minds thinking. 
• You can have similarities, but always invite the differences and being challenged. 
• The best way to shape mindsets is to spend time around that difference. 
• VUCA is an acronym that stands for Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity, and it's a framework used to describe the turbulent, unpredictable nature of the modern world, particularly in business and leadership contexts. The reframe is Vision, Understanding, Clarity, and Agility.



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