Thinking Bigger Than Yourself can be so impactful, yet so challenging at times. It requires a conscious effort to step out of our default myopic view and consider another viewpoint. In today's episode, we speak about diversity inclusion with
Charmone Adams, an advisory service senior manager with
Grant Thornton. We discuss what diversity and inclusion mean to us and how thinking bigger than ourselves is the key to building a more diverse and inclusive life. Charmone kicks us off by defining what diversity means to him and how inclusion complements this. He talks about different perspectives as the vital component and gives us the scoop on how seeking out someone else's perspective enriched a decision-making process of his own. Next, we begin to explore the power of thinking bigger than ourselves, and Charmone tells us how his personal mentor equipped him with tools to do so. Next, we dive into self-development and why we think it is the foundation of all success and agree that intentionality is the key ingredient. We also chat about the power of writing things down, and Alex leaves us with a challenge for the week: to list three things we want to change over the next six to twelve months. We hope you join us for a practical peek at prioritizing diversity personally and at work today!
Key Points From This Episode:
- Why diversity inclusion is important to Charmone.
- How he defines diversity as a concept.
- Embracing diversity in your personal life if you want it to work in your professional life.
- Why Charmone thinks of inclusion as the secret sauce.
- The importance of including diversity in decision-making.
- Why different perspectives are the key component.
- How seeking out a different perspective enriched Charmone's decision-making.
- The power of thinking bigger than yourself.
- How Charmone's personal mentor helped him be intentional in thinking beyond himself.
- Why self-development is the most important thing.
- The value of creating a list of all your goals and how you wish to change.
- Alex makes a summary of our conversation.
- Intentionality as the key ingredient.
- A challenge for the week: write down three things you want to work on over the next six to twelve months.
