In this special bonus episode of The Forum Podcast, Stephen Frost (Frost Included) and Raafi-Karim Alidina (Frost Included) answer questions from listeners that attended our popular topical webinars Responding Inclusively to Coronavirus and Inclusive Leadership in a Virtual World.
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Stephen Frost (Frost Included) and Raafi-Karim Alidina (Frost Included) answer these questions from our listening audience:
- What kind of unconscious bias is more likely to creep up during this time?
- What is your recommendation in approaching a conversation with someone who denies their bias is impacting how they treat people who have different values to theirs?
- Can you touch on how to avoid “tokenism” in this virtual world, when many struggled with how to avoid it in the pre-Covid world?
- Is psychological safety a tool to create more inclusion, or a product of an inclusive culture?
- Do you have any insights or tips for increasing disability access as part of DEI work – especially in a time of virtual participation?
- How can allies leverage their situational power and privilege to speak up for people feeling on the outside and/or feeling too vulnerable to speak up about how they are struggling?
- How do you get managers, particularly white male managers and leaders, to see the importance of inclusion during this pandemic?
For context and insight into this topic and conversation, watch Responding Inclusively to Coronavirus and Inclusive Leadership in a Virtual World.