Leadership and Racial Equity: Unrigging the Game

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Today is a special episode. I’ve invited my good friend, colleague, and collaborator, Jackson Best, on as a guest host to switch the script and interview me. Jackson is a Senior Executive Recruiter at Google Cloud and has worn a number of hats over the course of the four-plus years he has worked there. He was also on my team where he led Executive Recruitment for Youtube and partnered closely with me to build out and lead a portion of our non-tech Executive Recruitment team.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Right now, there is an urgency with the moment we’re in regarding diversity and inclusion in corporate America. The facts are irrefutable that black people have been oppressed, shutout, denied access</span> <span style= "font-weight: 400;">—</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">and not just for decades, but centuries. That’s why, in this important episode, Jackson will be interviewing me by asking important and timely questions around leadership and racial equity in America. </span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">I share my personal thoughts and experience as a black woman and leader in the workplace, important lessons from black leaders of the past, offer timely advice on how we can begin to address systemic racism on both a personal and an organizational level, and how we can start to create</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">real impactful change starting today.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We cover a lot of ground in this episode and I cannot wait for you to tune in and join this important conversation.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[:36] About today’s special episode with guest host, Jackson Best!</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:15] Welcoming Jackson to the podcast.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">[2:22] Jackson reflects on when and where we first met and connected.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 40