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The Diversity Gap: How to Interrogate Your Racial Narratives Mar 02, 2021

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In this episode, Bethaney unpacks a tool you can use to interrogate your race-related stories in every day life. She shares 6-7 questions you can use to reflect on race-related memories and experiences, and drives the point home by working through one of her own race-related narratives in real-time.
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The Diversity Gap: Slowing Down Enough to Know What's Driving Your Cultural Change Feb 09, 2021

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The *way* we pursue change is just as important as the *why.* In this episode, Bethaney reviews and closes out the culture series. You'll get a recap of every lesson in the series, as well as some perspectives on how to slow down enough to evaluate *how* you're pursuing change. The tools we use to pursue cultural change are important! Listen in to hear why.
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The Diversity Gap: Making Villains (Part 2) and Finding the Power to Make a Difference Feb 02, 2021

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In this episode of The Diversity Gap Academy, we unpack how making villains of others limits our ability to embody the changes we are seeking the most. In this episode, our organizational change work gets personal. Listen in and answer four powerful questions to help you put today's lesson at work in your everyday life.
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The Diversity Gap: Special Release - A Reading from "Deep is the Hunger" by Howard Thurman Jan 29, 2021

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In this special release, in anticipation of Black History Month, Bethaney shares a reading from Howard Thurman's "Deep is the Hunger."
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The Diversity Gap: Making Villains and the "Problem" Woman of Color in the Workplace Jan 26, 2021

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We continue our culture series as we dive into villain narratives and the "problem" woman of color in the workplace. Popularized by research done by the Centre for Community Organizations in Montreal, this episode unpacks a common experience women of color navigate in majority white-led organizations. This topic is important for any of us who aspire to create more diverse organizational cultures. Check it out!
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The Diversity Gap: Unpacking Bias in Performance Evaluations and Organizational Values Jan 22, 2021

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Are your values "normal" or are they tied to your personal culture and preferences? In this lesson, we talk about organizational values and employee performance evaluations. Are your standards for "good performance" tied to your personal opinions about how people "should be"? Or are they tied to actual work products and outcomes? Listen in as Bethaney shares some personal stories and perspectives on this topic.
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The Diversity Gap: How to Challenge Your Organization's Hero Stories Jan 19, 2021

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In this episode of The Diversity Gap Academy, we continue in our culture series, unpacking the tensions of organizational origin stories and what it takes to challenge them well. Listen in to learn more about the importance of understanding your organization's hero narratives and how they help or hurt your diversity efforts.
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The Diversity Gap: Resisting Racial Color Blindness in Anxious Times Jan 15, 2021

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In this episode of The Diversity Gap Academy, we take a break from our series on organizational culture to discuss racial color blindness. When the world is anxious and as racial tensions rise, racial color blindness can seem like the way to go. In this episode, we explore: what is racial color blindness? How is it showing up these days? How do we resist it? And why?
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The Diversity Gap: How to Identify Your Organizational Culture Jan 12, 2021

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In this episode of The Diversity Gap Academy, we unpack the five inputs of organizational culture. By the end of this episode, you'll have the tools to sit down and identify the named and unnamed aspects of your organizational culture.
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The Diversity Gap: The Power of the Right Conditions Jan 08, 2021

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In this episode of The Diversity Gap Academy, we kick-off a series on organizational culture, with a focus on the importance of the right conditions for cultural change. We also talk about The Culture Cycle, a simple and inspiring framework on how to leverage the power of ideas to change an institution.
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