552: The Way Managers Can be Champions for Justice, with Minda Harts

Coaching for Leaders

Dave Stachowiak

Education, Business, Management, Self-improvement, Careers

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🗓️ 1 November 2021

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Minda Harts: Right Within Minda Harts is the founder and CEO of The Memo and an advocate for women of color in the workplace. She is a sought-after speaker and thought-leader, frequently speaking on topics of advancing women of color, leadership, diversity, and entrepreneurship. She was named a LinkedIn Top Voice for Equity in the Workplace and was honored as one of BET’s Future 40. She has been a featured speaker at TEDx Harlem, Nike, Levi's, Bloomberg, Google, SXSW, and many other places. She is an adjunct assistant professor of public service at NYU. She also hosts Secure the Seat, a career podcast for women of color. Minda is the author of the bestselling book The Memo* and now her new book Right Within: How to Heal From Racial Trauma in the Workplace*. In this conversation, Minda and I discuss the daily actions that managers can do to support inclusion in the workplace, especially for women of color. We explore the unfortunate realities of systemic racism that still show up in many workplaces and how we can all do better. Plus, Minda invites us to consider the Manager’s Pledge and six key ways we can bring more equity into our organizations. Key Points The State of Black Women in Corporate America report finds that in 2020, Black women held 1.6 percent of vice president roles and 1.4 percent of executive suite positions. When someone says something racially charged, one of two things tend to happen: laugher or silence. We can do better. You don’t need to be the hero, but you do have a responsibility to start. All of us will mess up. Take inspiration from the Japanese art of Kintsugi, where the broken pieces reassembled become more beautiful than the original. We often miss the opportunities that are right in front of us. Starting there is how each of us bring justice into the world. Resources Mentioned Right Within: How to Heal From Racial Trauma in the Workplace* by Minda Harts Minda’s website Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Build Psychological Safety, with Amy Edmondson (episode 404) How to Support Women of Color, with Minda Harts (episode 506) How to Reduce Bias in Feedback, with Therese Huston (episode 510) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

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0:00.0	Most managers I've known over the years, and especially recently, espouse the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
0:08.0	Sadly, our actions don't always line up with our intentions.
0:12.0	In this episode, Minda Hartz returns with an invitation for the practical steps that can actually create a better reality.
0:20.0	This is Coaching for Leaders, episode 552.
0:25.0	Produced by Innovate Learning, Maximizing Human Potential.
0:34.0	Greetings to you from Orange County, California. This is Coaching for Leaders, and I'm your host, Dave Stahovjak.
0:41.0	Leaders aren't born, they're made.
0:44.0	In this weekly show, helps you discover leadership wisdom through insightful conversations.
0:50.0	I know so many of us have a desire for being champions for justice in the workplace, and being leaders in diversity, equity, and inclusion.
1:02.0	And sometimes we fall short of the actions that we want to take in the behaviors to really not only be great leaders in that way ourselves, but also to influence positive change within the organization.
1:16.0	Today, an invitation for us to get better at the work we're doing on these efforts.
1:21.0	I'm so glad to welcome Minda Hartz back to the show.
1:24.0	She is the founder and CEO of the memo, and an advocate for women of color in the workplace.
1:29.0	She's a sought after speaker and thought leader, frequently speaking on topics of advancing women of color, leadership, diversity, and entrepreneurship.
1:37.0	She was named a LinkedIn top voice for equity in the workplace, and was honored as one of BET's Future 40.
1:43.0	She's been a featured speaker at TEDx Harlem, Nike, Levi's, Bloomberg, Google, South by Southwest, and many other places.
1:51.0	She is an adjunct assistant professor of public service at NYU.
1:54.0	She also hosts Secure the Seat, a career podcast for women of color.
1:58.0	Minda is the author of the bestselling book, The Memo, and now her new book, Right Within.
2:03.0	How to heal from racial trauma in the workplace.
2:06.0	Minda always a pleasure to talk to you. Welcome back.
2:09.0	Thank you, Dave. Thank you for having me again.
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