Happy Valentine’s Day from the team at Uplifting Impact! Justin and Deanna are changing things up a little in this episode, and instead of bringing on a guest, they are sitting down to talk about love. They give a little insight into their relationship and how they make it work, discuss the intersection of love and DEI, and share the role love plays in the workplace. Justin shares a few book recommendations on the topic of love, Deanna brings up DEI from a motivation of love over fear, and they detail strategies for implementing love with team members and employees in order to continue to humanize those around us and to keep working towards a common goal.
Topics In This Episode
Challenging the idea that love is something that happens to us
Ways in which social institutions de-humanize people
Looking at love as a way to re-humanize people
The small moments within any relationship that provides for love and connection
Mutual self-actualization within any relationship
What closeness between team members allows for in the workplace.
Resources
All About Love, by Bell Hooks: https://www.amazon.com/All-About-Love-New-Visions/dp/0060959479
Deanna Singh: https://www.linkedin.com/in/deannasingh
Justin Ponder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-ponder-1200b72b
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