
The Race Conversation: Inclusion Statements with Randy Kinder - Part 1
12/04/20 • 18 min
Former NFL running back and current president of the AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation, Randy Kinder joins Traci to discuss the flurry of inclusion statements issued by financial companies and why they’re important in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.
- The Randy Kinder Story: The Road to ITC
- Remembering Who We Work For
- The Race Conversation Intensifies
- How Can Companies Achieve More Diversity
- Are Corporate Inclusion Statements Enough?
- Accountability: When Companies Fail
Former NFL running back and current president of the AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation, Randy Kinder joins Traci to discuss the flurry of inclusion statements issued by financial companies and why they’re important in the wake of the Black Lives Matter movement.
- The Randy Kinder Story: The Road to ITC
- Remembering Who We Work For
- The Race Conversation Intensifies
- How Can Companies Achieve More Diversity
- Are Corporate Inclusion Statements Enough?
- Accountability: When Companies Fail
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- 05:03 - How Children Pick-up Meaning
- 08:51 - Skin Tone Agnosticism
- 12:12 - The Cultural Issues of the Melting Pot Theory
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The Race Conversation: Building Diverse Partnerships with Randy Kinder-Part 2
Former NFL running back and current president of the AFL-CIO Investment Trust Corporation, Randy Kinder joins host, Traci Dority-Shanklin, for the second part of their conversation. In this episode, they discuss supplier-diversity and how the Investment Trust Corporation builds diverse partnerships as the country grapples with police brutality and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Some episode highlights include:
- The ITC Approach to Building Diverse Partnerships
- Company Push-Back: Meritocracy
- Breaking Barriers: A Sports Metaphor
- Conversations Matter!
- Representation Matters: The Pathway Forward
- People Will Listen
- A Few Final Thoughts
The World of Multiemployer Benefit Funds Podcast - The Race Conversation: Inclusion Statements with Randy Kinder - Part 1
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The Race Conversation: Inclusion Statements with Randy Kinder-Part 1
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