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Organizational health and teamwork specialist Faith Clarke (she/her), is committed to helping business leaders cultivate a values-infused, inclusive culture where people feel like they belong, so that they can deliver on their business and social impact promises. Faith is particularly passionate about inclusion for BIPOC and neurodistinct individuals, grounded in her experience as a Caribbean immigrant and as a mother of neurodistinct humans.
Faith’s background in computer engineering, doctoral research and numerous experiences with organizations that care about their social impact curate a high-touch, systematic approach to building strong teams, which has helped her clients improve operations, maximize productivity and double their revenue. Faith is a published researcher, author of the Amazon bestseller, “Parenting like a Ninja,” and host of the Peak Performing Team podcast. She has contributed widely to publications and online shows in the US and UK, and delivers workshops and lectures in a variety of academic and professional settings.
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Discussed in this episode:
Faith’s relationship with feminism
The differences in racial dynamics in Jamaica vs. the US
Why we must widen the “Circle of Concern” vs. falling into the “us vs. them” trap
Why changing individual behaviors is only 20% of the solution
Watching for triggers and tending to your needs as an activist
Shame and burnout don’t do anything to change systemic problems
What decolonization means, and how it looks in the workplace
How workplace cultures form and how they can change through micro actions
Why top-up revolution works, but top-down leadership is more compassionate and effective
The role that compassion plays in Faith’s decolonization work
How to maintain compassion in challenging conversations
The role of self-care and community support for folks engaged in social change
Faith’s self-care practices
How Faith is challenging capitalist norms in her business
Resources mentioned:
“Parenting like a Ninja” by Faith Clarke
“Caste: The Origins of our Discontents” by Isabel Wilkerson
The Circle of Human Concern by John Powell from the Othering & Belonging Institute
Kaiser’s Room in NYC
Learn more about accountability coaching with host Becky Mollenkamp at https://beckymollenkamp.com
A full transcript of this interview is available at FeministFoundersPodcast.com
