The Career Builder's Podcast
A Necessary Conversation About Race with Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill and Rashida Geddes
Episode Summary
The title says it all: an open conversation between a black man, black woman, white woman, and white man about race and racism in the professional and personal spheres.
Episode Notes
Topics Covered
- Rashida Geddes - Leadership & Career Coach to Millennial Women
- Nii Ato Bentsi-Enchill - Holistic Career Coach for Professionals of Color
- EDI = Equity, Diversity & Inclusion
- DEI = Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Our goal with this episode was to model the types of discussions we can be having and shed some light on the issue
- Our first experiences with racism
- How children learn racism
- Racism in popular culture
- Not seeing diversity of thought is creating a void
- The importance of listening and hearing BIPOC voices
- Our differences are our strengths
- The impact of silencing voices is erasure and minimization
- Examples of this impact in the corporate world
- How diversity of perspective increases innovation
- How systemic racism impacts the professional world
- Organizational blind spots
- Tokenism in education and the workplace
- We have to understand the symptoms of racism in order to diagnose the problem
- The importance of educating ourselves and having uncomfortable conversations to impart change
- Racism and the corporate talent pipeline
- Blocks for people of colour in career advancement
- Being aware of our individual bias - https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/takeatest.html
- "Describe what you bring to the table" Cartoon https://www.willmcphail.com/store/tyb4jgvohv7i1c37ksnclmsba6a368
- The importance of having these conversations with family and friends - "Use your influence in your sphere of influence"
- White privilege explained and why you need to be anti-racist
- The empathy gap
- Resources for continued learning
- The Royal Ontario Museum Storytime - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDUS_TWMHn83kjLKDP9EvOdvalSEN9hSX
- Instagram
- Hashtags to follow: #blackoutbestsellerlist #voguechallenge #microagressions #whiteprivilege
- Accounts to follow: Emanuel Acho @themanacho - Uncomfortable conversations with a Black Man, @theconsciouskid @laylafsaad @ ibramxk
- Books
- Documentary
- Websites