The Truth About Inclusion and Belonging at Work
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Commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) has become a requirement for the modern workforce. Safe spaces are needed, where individuals can discover their voice, test ideas, debate perspectives, dismantle biases, and address inequities. What do these spaces look like at work and how can we build them together?
During Point/Counterpoint: The Truth About Inclusion and Belonging at Work, an intimate, roundtable-style event curated by and for learning thought leaders in New York City in November, NovoEd addressed this topic with an intentional, collaborative approach. A conversation was facilitated by our two featured speakers, Patsy Doerr, CEO of the Association of Junior Leagues International, and Yrthya Dinzey-Flores, VP DEI, Social Impact & Sustainability at Justworks, who discussed purposeful ways business transformation executives can build stronger, more inclusive, and resilient organizations.
As Dinzey-Flores said, ““Diversity is a term used to identify what sets us apart and what makes us unique. Beyond recognizing exclusion, its use often leads to people feeling excluded. The diversity, equity, and inclusion journey is meant to encompass all of us, and it’s critical that accountability is shared by all involved.”
Participants in this thought-provoking discussion didn’t shy away from the difficult challenges presented by creating, implementing, and executing DEI initiatives.
A sampling of the questions posed by this collective of learning & development leaders demonstrates how deeply these topics are being considered across organizations:
The answers may not come easily or quickly, which makes the communal conversation that much more imperative.
“Point/Counterpoint” is part of a series of experiential concepts developed for NovoEd’s The LX — a kaleidoscopic community of learning leaders. The LX brings torchbearers and trailblazers in the People space together to connect the dots to a brighter, wiser future. Click here to join us.
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