Communication in an Age of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Critical Race Theory
Communication is a broad subject matter, and its effectiveness and efficacy can be best seen when it is dealing with issues that otherwise are sensitive, but need to have some sort of remedy and need to have some sort of consensus of intersection. In this episode, Tim discusses the issues of diversity, inclusion, equity, and critical race theory. Each of these items, on their own, are quite sensitive and thorny. When you combine them, they can be downright explosive, and the ability to implement effective communication strategies while traversing these philosophical landmines is most coveted and essential. This discussion is to equip you to be able to navigate through these sensitive subjects in an effective way that can bring about change.
Episode highlights:
07:56 – Let’s look at the historical truth, the chronological order of how we got to where we are today, going back to 1619.
23:10 – The slavery situation, the civil rights movement, the Jim Crow era reconstruction - those things are kind of on a continuum and still connected to our contemporary society.
34:33 – A couple of quick tidbits on how you can be an effective diversity, equity, and inclusion practitioner in your sphere of influence: 1) you have to have an appreciation of culture; 2) you have to have top-down courage; 3) you can’t have this sense of tokenism.
41:41 – You got diversity of philosophy, of viewpoints, but instead of throwing stones – is there a point of intersection that we can come to for the greater good of both entities?
44:05 – That has seeped into our institutions, our structures, and the way things are done. Unless they are deliberately dismantled, they won’t get dismantled.
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