Supporting Allyship and Anti-Racism at Work
48mIntermediate2021-05-26
Authors
Dana Brownlee
Corporate Trainer, Keynote Speaker, and Author
Course details
While racism and discrimination are systemic problems that persist, each of us can play a role in helping to eliminate them in our professional environments. In this course, Dana Brownlee, an expert on organizational effectiveness, teaches you the three primary ways racism shows up in the workplace and provides practical strategies that employees at all levels can apply to build a better culture that supports historically underrepresented groups.
Skills covered
Anti-racismAllyshipDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)Professional DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
Introduction
- Workplace antiracism is everyone's business
- Defining antiracism
Key Antiracism Principles and Concepts
- How racism shows up in the workplace
Strategies for Cultivating Systemic and Organizational Antiracism
- Encourage open sharing and listening sessions
- Review key metrics and analyze root cause problem areas
- Establish antiracist goals and accountability measures
- Analyze racial diversity statistics in leadership and key functional roles
- Support objective selection processes
Strategies for Cultivating Individual Antiracism
- Encourage cross-cultural relationship building
- Publicly call out microaggressions and racist behavior
- Consistently educate and offer coaching for individuals
Strategies for Cultivating Internalized Antiracism
- Avoid messaging and imagery that reinforces negative stereotypes
- Establish mentoring and sponsoring programs
- Support employee resource groups (ERGs) and affinity groups
Conclusion
- How to be part of the solution