Description

Welcome to the 249th episode of the award-winning Diverse Minds podcast! As we step into June, I'm excited to introduce a new theme for the month: "Why the Pushback."

In today’s show on Why the pushback?

• About my TEDx Talk. [00:45]
• Why I chose this month’s theme. [01:10]
• What is “pushback”? [01:43]
• 3 different categories of pushback. [03:06]
• Some phrases in the 3 different categories of pushback. [05:20]

Quotes on Why the pushback?

• Pushback is resistance to new ways of doing things.
• Pushback is different from ascertaining right.
• Pushback is very different to speaking up for yourself
• Pushback stifles creativity, innovation and improving things for everyone.
• Part of the problem we’ve seen is that leadership has been incredibly poor.

Resources on Why the pushback?

• Manager Push Back: Its Meaning and How to Handle It
• How to navigate pushback to diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
• Contact me to work together on mental health support at work.
• Join my Mailing List and receive a white paper on mental health and inclusion here
• Check out my TEDx talk: The Connection between Culture, Race and Mental Health

Work with me

Have a look at my online work-life balance course on Thinkific. You can access it here: http://bit.ly/DMMHPONC

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