Title
The Power of Unconscious Bias with Sejal Thakkar
Description
Do you ever feel like you're doing everything you can to promote equality, respect, and awareness, but you're not getting the results you want? If so, this episode is for you. You'll learn the TED Talk Strategy, which is a proven way to get the results you
Show Notes
Do you ever feel like you're doing everything you can to promote equality, respect, and awareness, but you're not getting the results you want? If so, this episode is for you. You'll learn the TED Talk Strategy, which is a proven way to get the results you
"You have to be empowered. You have to understand these are your rights, your responsibilities. And here's how we can help you."
Sejal Thakkar is the CEO of TrainXtra and the Chief Culture Officer of Nobody Studios. She is a recovering employment law attorney and specializes in workplace civility training.
This is Sejal Thakkar's story...
I am Sejal Thakkar, a recovering employment law attorney, and I now run my own company called Train Extra. I also recently became the Chief Culture Officer for a venture studio called Nobody Studios. I got into this work because I saw a need for better education around workplace conflict and civility. I grew up in Chicago in the 80s as the only Indian family in an Italian neighborhood, and so I experienced a lot of racism and bullying. I decided early on that I wanted to be a lawyer so that I could help other people who were experiencing bias and discrimination. However, I ended up representing managers who were accused of hurting other people. Through this work, I learned a lot about unconscious bias and its impact on our lives. I decided to share my knowledge on the.
In this episode, you will learn the following:
1. The importance of bystander intervention training in addressing workplace conflict
2. The impact of unconscious bias in the workplace
3. The story of Sejal Thakkar's journey from victim of bias to employment law attorney
Resources:
Sejal Thakkar
TrainXtra, Chief Civility Officer
619-852-6529
South San Francisco, CA 94080
TrainXtra - Employment Law Attorney
www.linkedin.com/in/sejalthakkar
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Sejal Thakkar: The Pain, Power, and Paradox of Bias | TED Talk
Chapter Summaries:
Sejal [00:00:00] - HR has a lot of work to do. Sejal's work is talking to individuals and helping them understand their rights and responsibilities. He also focuses on bystander intervention training.
[00:01:24] - Doug Thompson is joined by TEDx speaker Sejal Thakkar for the latest episode of the Doug Thompson Podcast. The episode hasn't been published yet, but it's finally being recorded. It's the fourth or fifth time Doug and Sejal had to move things around because of illness or work.
[00:02:00] - Sejal moved to the Bay Area in 2000. She's a full-time mother. She was a lawyer for a number of years. In 2017, she started her own company, Train Extra, which she provides workshops to companies all over the globe. Recently, she was hired as the chief culture officer at Nobody Studios in Southern California.
[00:03:58] - Nobody Studios is hiring a chief culture officer and chief civility officer to improve workplace culture. The CEO. Nobody studios saw her work on Black Lives Matter and Colbert and offered her the position. She will work with the leadership team to create the culture strategy.
[00:08:24] - In her Ted Talk, she talks about how to create a workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. Her focus is on diversity and how to help people navigate through differences in the workplace. She's done harassment training and DEI...
