Our team recently discussed rhetoric that is “provocative for the sake of being provocative.” I recalled an article I was assigned as an undergraduate: Hanna Rosin’s “The End of Men.” I might have laughed if I weren’t so anxious about people’s rights being stripped away.
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Numbers can tell us a lot, but certainly not everything. Our next feature series, Storytelling Beyond the Numbers, will invite writers to reflect on questions like: What truths do your lived experiences affirm that may not be captured by numbers or narratives cited by others? What statistics have you seen or heard cited to tell a story that deserves more nuance or unpacking? What does power have to do with the stories we commonly see or hear, and those we do not?
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Divesting from the idea of media outlets as neutral or beyond reproach is a step I hope more people everywhere can take as we work together to find a path forward in our complex and volatile world. I encourage you to consider what perspectives you may not be exposed to in your current media consumption, and actively work to change that. I can all-but guarantee you will be surprised what a difference it makes.
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I have thought of Justice Ginsburg’s quote many times in recent weeks as countless attacks on Ketanji Brown Jackson’s character highlighted that her very being as a Black woman in the context of an institution purportedly designed to uphold justice was perceived as a threat to those who implicitly or explicitly condone white supremacy. The travails of this extraordinary confirmation hearing represent all the more why those closest to the pain should be closest to the power. This month, I celebrate a critical step toward that goal, and hope that we can collectively continue working toward realizing it in every space.
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Organizations are experiencing an unprecedented rate of turnover, and with it, losing money, institutional knowledge, and in some cases, reputation. Many of these losses could be pre-empted by tuning into a resource you probably already have available: input from employees. My top piece of advice to organizational leaders in this unique moment: Don’t allow employee frustrations to fester. As we work with organizations on their DEIJ journeys, we see this happening in several ways.
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