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

This week we welcomed Tara Turk-Haynes to the Intentional Conversations co-host chair.

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KEY TAKEAWAYS:

• When you are in the room, how are you creating access for other people?
• Companies need to think about how to embed equitable practices in a practical way.
• Your customer base, which is your candidate base, is going to look very different in 20 years.
• We talk a lot about middle managers, but we don’t talk to them directly.
• Middle managers are winging it. Of course they’ll be terrified, they don’t even know if they’re saying the right things. How can we expect them to embed DEI into their meeting structure.
• Must have a mindset of continuous learning and it starts with middle managers.
• Manager training is asking how can you allow people to show up at the workplace so people show up and be their best selves?
• We need to standardize the training we’re doing so people are set up for success! Don’t roll your eyes when you have a company that cares.
• Data tells the story of what’s going on in your company! (ie. engagement surveys, talking to HR business partners, who is getting hired, etc.)
• Belonging means "Do I feel like I belong and contribute, and do I have a path forward?"
• People should not only look at their consultant partners as auditors, but look at them as partners for success. We can be automatically guarded, but they are not trying to show us what’s wrong.
• We are regressing in our conversations about equity and politics… it is important for company’s to be able to hold space. If you’re a people leader or a company, be mindful how you are taking care of people to be their best at work. What are you doing to help people exhibiting high amounts of stress in this political world? How are we taking care of each other?

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