#06: What Does It Take To Create Including Workplaces?

06/08/21 • 33 min

Ciela, Maxine, and Terri are joined today by Terrence Taylor to talk about inclusion and exclusion in organizations and in the workplace. They discuss the academic environment, how institutions can create a feeling of belonging, and how leaders can embrace the need for more equitable systems.

Topics include:

What does it take to create an inclusive organization or workplace?
Is inclusion always a good thing?
What does exclusion look like in the organization?
Inclusion and exclusion for large organizations
Creating incentives
The courage of inclusivity
Speaking up and being vocal
Cancel culture
And other topics...

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Topics include:

What does it take to create an inclusive organization or workplace?
Is inclusion always a good thing?
What does exclusion look like in the organization?
Inclusion and exclusion for large organizations
Creating incentives
The courage of inclusivity
Speaking up and being vocal
Cancel culture
And other topics...

Want to connect? Reach out to us online!
https://www.questioningwork.com/

Previous Episode

#05: What is the definition of work?

What is work? Is work a noun or a verb? What does it mean to question work? In this episode, Terri, Maxine, and Ciela explore these questions and the mental constructs we have around work as organizations and as individuals.
Topics Include:

Individual conceptions of work
Eastern and western visions of what work should feel like
Work as a source of purpose and meaning
Defining "essential work"
Work as a contribution, not a burden
Work and identity
Visibility as a worker
Changing the world of work
And other topics...

Resources Mentioned:
Your Reflected Best Self – https://hbr.org/2005/01/how-to-play-to-your-strengths

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Next Episode

#07: How do we need to rethink thinking about culture?

How are ideas of culture changing as we enter a new era of work? What does it mean to be part of a collective that does not share spaces?
Terri, Maxine, and Ciela explore these questions and more in this episode of Questioning Work. They ask what the relevance of company culture will be in a world of remote work, and how we might build a company culture in a remote environment.
Topics Include:
Definitions of culture. The juxtaposition between the individual and the collective. Reconciling individual agency and collective wellbeing. Differences between culture and purpose. Creating connection in a remote environment. How culture spreads through an organization. The role of managers in remote or hybrid environments. And other topics...
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https://www.questioningwork.com/