S6 Ep7 : Leaving Legacies of Inclusion | Rhodes Perry

02/19/24 • 39 min

Rhodes Perry is a bestselling author, award-winning entrepreneur, and an internationally sought-after keynoter. He helps senior executives and people leaders build belonging at work by establishing psychological safety and trust. Nationally recognized as a diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) thought leader, he has over 20 years of leadership experience having worked at the White House, the Department of Justice, the City of New York and PFLAG National. Media Outlets like Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, and the Associated Press have featured his powerful work. Both of his books, Belonging at Work (2018) and Imagine Belonging (2022) debuted as #1 Amazon bestsellers and were published by Publish Your Purpose Press. He earned a BA from the University of Notre Dame, and a MPA from New York University. He currently serves on the National LGBTQ+ Chamber of Commerce’s Transgender Inclusion Task Force, and the Cascade AIDS Project’s Board of Directors.

Key Takeaways

When people share their identities and experiences with you, receive them with care
Standing up and advocating for yourself paves the way for others to do the same
Be aware of who you intentionally including and also who you might accidentally be discluding
Push yourself out of your comfort zone to engage with many communities and people who identify differently than you
When you notice that you’re uncomfortable, note where its happening in your body, and remember that learning happens just past the edge of your comfort zone
At work it's important for everyone to have the agency to show up as authentically as they choose
Pay attention to who’s speaking, whose ideas are considered and whose aren’t

Guest’s Media Recommendations:

Disclosure (Documentary)

Find Guest’s work:

https://www.rhodesperry.com/

For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Emma Yarger.

Email [email protected] with questions or comments about the show!

Key Takeaways

When people share their identities and experiences with you, receive them with care
Standing up and advocating for yourself paves the way for others to do the same
Be aware of who you intentionally including and also who you might accidentally be discluding
Push yourself out of your comfort zone to engage with many communities and people who identify differently than you
When you notice that you’re uncomfortable, note where its happening in your body, and remember that learning happens just past the edge of your comfort zone
At work it's important for everyone to have the agency to show up as authentically as they choose
Pay attention to who’s speaking, whose ideas are considered and whose aren’t

Guest’s Media Recommendations:

Disclosure (Documentary)

Find Guest’s work:

https://www.rhodesperry.com/

For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Emma Yarger.

Email [email protected] with questions or comments about the show!

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S6 Ep6 : Authenticity Is Integration | Catherine Altman Morgan

Catherine Altman Morgan is an award-winning career transition expert and business consultant who has been coaching clients and colleagues through job and life transitions for more than 20 years. She is the founder of Point A to Point B Transitions Inc. and the author of This Isn't Working! Evolving the Way We Work to Decrease Stress, Anxiety, and Depression.

Key Takeaways

Be empathetic, use your experience and build trust
Intentionally set up a safe space by providing guidelines like

The details of what’s shared here stay here
No meanness, shaming or blaming
Its okay to get personal

Go into new situations with no expectations
Engage your curiosity
Authenticity is integration of all parts of yourself

Guest’s Media Recommendations:

Imagine Belonging by Rhodes Perry

Find Guest’s work:

Catherine Altman Morgan | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

For more of Michael’s work, visit our website www.incognitotheplay.com or follow us on Instagram @incognitotheplay

Thanks to Ned Doheny for providing our podcast music! You can find him and his music on Spotify.

Editing and co-production of this podcast by Emma Yarger.

Email [email protected] with questions or comments about the show!

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S6 Ep8 : Build Your Capacity To Listen | Michael Rohd

Michael Rohd is a theatre-maker, educator, process designer, writer and facilitator. His research and creative practice is focused on civic imagination. He has a 30+ year history of projects across sectors bringing cultural activity to the work of public engagement, community planning and cross-sector coalition building. In 1992 in Washington DC he co-founded Hope Is Vital, an arts & public health program that, over 8 years, helped start up theatre-based public engagement/HIV prevention coalitions in over 80 communities around the US. In 1999, he co-founded Sojourn Theatre and served as artistic director for 20 years, co creating and directing nearly 30 devised often site specific and participatory theatre works. In 2012, he co-founded Center for Performance and Civic Practice, a collective of nine artists/facilitators who work with organizations and agencies around the country on community research, transformational process and system change. He is currently Civic Collaborations Director for One Nation One Project, a national arts/municipality/public health project & research cohort in partnership with National League of Cities; he is co-designer/co-facilitator for Art-Train, a virtual national technical assistance program in partnership with Springboard for the Arts. He recently founded the Co-Lab for Civic Imagination at the University of Montana, and he is author of the book Theatre for Community, Conflict and Dialogue.

Key Takeaways

Groups of people share something, whether that is space, time, values or goals
What is the harm of entering a space with the intention of persuading others at all costs?
Bringing people together might require different tactics depending on their goals. Reflect and dialogue with community members before jumping in
Working with a co-facilitator makes for better processes and better outcomes
When things are off, be mindful. Pause and be transparent about what might be going wrong
We all need to build our capacity for listening

Guest’s Media Recommendations: