Do you really want to hire us? Hiring Managers and HR Leaders, how many times have you used the Rooney Rule in your diversity hiring process? In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence discusses Diversity Hiring, Sham Interviews, Token Slate of Candidates, and the Psychological Trauma of Interviewing Black Candidates You Have No intentions of Hiring.
May 31, 2022
45 min
In this power-packed episode, we address how Human Resources contributes to the microaggressive tendencies of managers by failing to address these behaviors and by pretending that Black Professionals are wrong from raising the issue of subtle racism.
May 16, 2022
43 min
The biggest frustration for Black Professionals is the inability to move up within any organization and being told to wait your turn. The narrative of ”you’re not ready, and we will consider you the next time” – without any real roadmap or bread crumbs to follow. Talented Black Professionals are hoarded by managers instead of empowered to move up and advance into more challenging roles. In this episode, Margaret Spence says, ”HR, you are intentional, willful, systematic, and procedurally excluding Black Professionals from your internal recruiting strategy.”
May 8, 2022
43 min
DEI Stands At a Fork In The Road! What are the pressing issues that cause employees to question your commitment to DEI and inclusion? Margaret Spence asks in this episode, does your prior patterns of behavior cause employees to question your commitment to DEI results?
May 5, 2022
32 min
The question is, does HR foster the level of inclusion to make a difference? What are you doing as an HR leader to support greater inclusion? What should diverse people and women expect from you? Margaret Spence says in this episode, ”If we cannot count on you then it’s time for HR to move out of that way to allow greater progress.” Human Reources leaders must be vocally present for diversity to thrive.
May 4, 2022
46 min
After twelve months of socially responsible Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Diversity Director hiring, why are CDOs walking out the door to start their own consulting company or moving on to new opportunities outside of DEI? In this episode, Margaret Spence says, If I didn’t know better, you’d think CDOs are saying to organizations, take your job and shove it – I will not participate in your written sanitized script designed to pretend to care about advancing diversity and inclusion.
May 2, 2022
44 min
How Will We Know If Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs Are Succeeding? While organizations build DEI programs, very few ask us - the people who are supposed to know if it is successful, what do we define as success? Most organizations don’t even attempt to meet the mark of success - they’re just running data points and wishing it all works out. In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence tackles the success factor for DEI programs and initiatives
May 2, 2022
40 min
What is your definition of inclusion? Why are employers still writing diversity and inclusion policies, instead of evaluating your people? In this episode, Margaret Spence asks a bold question, what will make your organization more inclusive? The real question is, can inclusion create reverse discrimination? Who will be offended because the room is more inclusive?
Apr 25, 2022
47 min
This episode takes a deep dive into the conversations diverse professionals want to have with their organizations. Let’s have an honest, open, bold conversation about career ladders, the lack of mobility, newfound options, and the missed opportunities that lead to the great resignation.
Apr 17, 2022
49 min
When you think about Diversity and Inclusion what are we asking for? Is it equity or equality? I wonder if we’re asking for the right thing. Are we looking for greater equality, or is it time to size up our equity stake in organizations?
Apr 17, 2022
48 min
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