Hurry Up Already, Your Equity Work is Moving Too Slowly | S2, Ep 11
This week on the Race in the Workplace podcast, we are delving into the dangers of slow-moving equity work and how it impacts staff in nonprofits. Tuning in, you’ll hear about why moving too slowly is problematic, how listening to your staff’s feedback and committing to making necessary changes can help, the importance of communicating expectations, racial equity fatigue, and so much more! At the end of the episode, I offer three actionable tips to avoid the “too slow trap.”
Topics discussed in this episode:
1- The dangers of moving too slowly in equity work. [0:01:24]
2- The importance of listening to staff feedback and taking intentional action. [0:02:20]
3- Why you have to communicate clear expectations of what staff needs to know. [0:05:29]
4- What racial equity fatigue is, and how to overcome it. [0:05:42]
5- Practical, actionable tips to avoid the slow-moving equity work trap. [0:08:09]
- One: ask and act. [0:08:28]
- Two: acknowledge areas where people need support. [0:09:15]
- Three: create clear expectations. [0:12:22]
Resources mentioned in this episode:
- Racial Equity Impact Analysis Tool. [0:01:59]
- Overcoming Racial Equity Fatigue. [0:05:53]
Click here for a transcript of this episode.
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