Why You Can't Just Operationalize DEI

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As we move away from some of the urgency that surfaced in 2020 around Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, it remains vital to continue doing the work.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">DEI isn’t a box you can check and say you’re done. You can’t schedule learning and unlearning.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Erica discusses why DEI is an ongoing project that requires emotional investment and openness and why it can’t just be operationalized.</span></p> <p><strong>In this discussion:</strong></p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why DEI has to be the lens through which you do all things</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Why DEI can’t be an intellectual exercise</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How committing to learning and unlearning requires an emotional investment</span></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;" aria-level="1"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">How noticing when you’re defaulting to ingrained assumptions creates opportunity for growth</span></li> </ul> <p><strong>Ready to dive deeper?</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Being clear on your values and the impact you want to create helps you use diversity, equity, and inclusion as a lens.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You need to be explicit about who you support, what you support, why you support it, and how your actions are aligned with that.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">If you want support in getting that clarity, so that you can get closer to embodying your values in your life and business, join the</span> <a href= "https://www.pauseontheplay.com/explicit"><span style= "font-weight: 400;">Implicit to Explicit Masterclass</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;">.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Learn more at</span> <a href= "https://www.pauseontheplay.com/explicit"><span s