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Decide for Impact podcastJaaroverzicht #boekencast 2024Vandaag blikken we terug op de boeken die we in 2024 in de boekencast besproken hebben.
In de foto hiernaast staan niet alle boeken een gedeelte heb ik digitaal en enkele boeken heb ik doorgegeven.
Top 3 uit de boekencast:
Groen en Gevangen - De kolonisatie van de toekomst
Armoede uitgelegd aan mensen met geld
Het boek van wijsheid - Arun Gandhi
Naast deze boeken heb ik ook nog boeken gelezen van mensen met wie ik een gesprek had in de Decide for Impact podcast. Hier vind je alle boeken die ik las in 2024 en de boeken die op de planning staan...2025-01-0328 min
Decide for Impact podcastHet jaaroverzicht van 2024 met de top 3 van Tom en Erno - De Ondernemers BoekencastDe notities, links en bronnen van deze boekencast aflevering vind je hier https://decideforimpact.com/jaaroverzicht-boekencast-2024/
Dit is een extra aflevering in de Ondernemers Boekencast, een overzicht van de belangrijkste boeken die we hebben besproken in 2024. Sommige boeken zijn ons nauwelijks bijgebleven, andere hebben een blijvende herinnering achtergelaten. Tom heeft een top 3 gemaakt van de boeken met sociale onderwerpen en een top 3 van boeken voor ondernemers. Erno heeft een top 3 van 2024 gemaakt.
De beste boeken van 2024 voor ons:
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04:20 Het boek dat Tom het slechts is bijgebleven.
05:45 Het boek dat Erno het...2025-01-0328 min
Career Unicorns - Spark Your JoyRecovering from trauma, finding self-acceptance, and leading with compassion with Rosie Yeung, Founder of Changing Lenses and Certified Trauma Recovery Coach (Ep. 152) Are you wondering how to navigate the complexities of cultural identity, personal and systemic challenges, and trauma? In this episode with Rosie Yeung, Founder of Changing Lenses and the Un-Executive Coaching Methond and a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, we discuss the challenges that marginalized communities face and how this plays out in mental health and workplace dynamics. We do a deep dive into: The importance of understanding trauma and its impact on behavior and performance. The critical need for self-compassion, self-validation, and self-acceptance. How “executive presence” is often defined by outdate...2024-10-1549 minCareer Unicorns - Spark Your JoyRecovering from trauma, finding self-acceptance, and leading with compassion with Rosie Yeung, Founder of Changing Lenses and Certified Trauma Recovery Coach (Ep. 152) Are you wondering how to navigate the complexities of cultural identity, personal and systemic challenges, and trauma? In this episode with Rosie Yeung, Founder of Changing Lenses and the Un-Executive Coaching Methond and a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, we discuss the challenges that marginalized communities face and how this plays out in mental health and workplace dynamics. We do a deep dive into: The importance of understanding trauma and its impact on behavior and performance. The critical need for self-compassion, self-validation, and self-acceptance. How “executive presence” is often defined by outdate...2024-10-1549 min
homeroom061 – S2 E25 – Critical thinking, opinion-sharing, and the freedom to disagreehomeroom is an international podcast bridging the education gap between the classroom and the living room by starting conversations impacting the next generation.
In this episode, I speak with Rosie—a trauma recovery coach, HR leader, and professional accountant—about her early memories of growing up in an immigrant family, and the Asian values that were instilled in her. We talk about how her education systems encouraged her development of skills and abilities that could lead to job and financial security, and less on developing her voice and creativity. We also discuss the path that Rosie took towa...2024-08-3049 min
From Our Own CorrespondentHeightened tensions in Georgia over 'foreign agents' billKate Adie presents stories from Georgia, Serbia, Colombia, Thailand and the PhilippinesGeorgians have been protesting for weeks about a draft legislation requiring organisations to declare foreign funding, which many see as a turning point in Tbilisi's relationship with Russia and the West. Rayhan Demytrie explores why the law has proved so divisive.China’s President Xi Jinping has been on a tour of Europe this week, including a carefully timed visit to the Serbian capital, Belgrade. China is one of Serbia’s biggest foreign investors and has backed several infrastructure projects. Guy De Launey witn...2024-05-1128 minFrom Our Own CorrespondentGaza’s Humanitarian NightmareKate Adie presents stories from Gaza, Turkey, Somalia, Ecuador and Japan.US President Joe Biden raised hopes that a ceasefire deal was close to being reached this week over the release of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners. But these hopes faded after a tragic incident in which more than 100 people were killed as aid was being delivered to Gaza City. Paul Adams says the incident also highlighted wider problems as the war continues.Lizzie Porter follows the story of a family who fled Gaza early on in the war, and who fled to Turkey as...2024-03-0228 min
Accept THEN AchieveEp 6: Guest Rosie Yeung on Un-Executive Coaching & Advocacy for Asian WomenA delightful conversation with guest Rosie Yeung of Changing Lenses on Un-Executive coaching, social justice & advocacy for Asian women.
Rosie Yeung is a Certified Trauma Recovery Coach, Certified HR Leader, and Chartered Professional Accountant, with over 20 years of leadership experience. She coaches at the intersection of social justice, mental health, and career growth, a unique methodology she calls Un-Executive Coaching™.
Rosie supports equity and inclusion by providing culturally relevant, trauma-informed coaching based on neuroscience, somatics, and psychology. She accepts clients from all backgrounds and identities, and specializes in helping Asian and racialized women break free from false perceptions and sy...2023-12-201h 06
The Worthy PhysicianExploring Trauma: Understanding, Managing, and Recovering with Rosie YeungSend us a textWelcome to a journey of understanding trauma and its many manifestations with our esteemed guest, Rosie Yeung, a certified trauma recovery coach. We explore the concept that trauma isn't solely a result of bad experiences, but also stems from the absence of good things that didn't happen. Picture the burnout from a job you're passionate about or the unequal treatment from a system you're part of, these can trigger trauma and take a toll on your mental health. Rosie opens up about her journey, detailing her experiences in the corporate world...2023-10-2536 min
The Impostor Syndrome FilesRecognizing & Addressing Trauma in the WorkplaceIn this episode of the Impostor Syndrome Files, we talk about trauma in the workplace. While we tend to think of trauma as the effects of violence, death or injury, there are more subtle forms of trauma happening around us in the workplace at all times. My guest this week, Rosie Yeung, an “un-executive” coach for Asian and racialized women, shares her perspective on trauma in the workplace and how we can begin to address it. About My GuestRosie Yeung is the Un-Executive Coach™ for racialized women professionals. She specializes in 1-on-1...2023-06-2746 min
Couch Potato Coach PodcastBoundaries - The good, the bad, and the bulliesBoundaries are a personal choice about what is ok and what is not ok. I learned that there were many pitfalls when I first began to implement boundaries. I was missing a big piece - the way I expressed my boundary was just as important as the boundary itself. You will be introduced to The Science of Stuck by Britt Frank (LSCSW) and another Coach that I know personally, the wonderful Rosie Yeung (CPA,CA,CHRL). Rosie did some role plays with me so we could demonstrate healthy boundaries versus no/ineffective boundaries. These are meant to show you...2022-10-2640 min
Better Call Daddy267. Changing Lenses And Demanding More For The Future! Rosie YeungHave you ever tried to be someone you’re not? Forcing doesn’t work! Today’s guest, Rosie Yeung says why can’t we all be kazillionaires? What if your podcast summary didn’t matter or the tools you used to make a podcast didn’t matter. However you can make a podcast to get your message out there is what matters! Try the dream! The more honestly you share the more you will attract your audience! Shout out Chris Ward Jr. another heart centered storyteller for bringing Rosie Yeung and I together! Are we human beings or Human Resources? DEI is...2022-10-0353 min
Design of CommunicationEmbracing your identity, culture, language and authenticity with Rosie YeungNo one can or should do this alone.
Today I am interviewing Rosie Yeung, President and Founder of her own company, Changing Lenses. Rosie is a Coach, Speaker, Educator, and Podcaster for Justice, Equity, Decolonisation and Inclusion (JEDI). She helps people with privilege dismantle systemic inequity, while helping people without privilege survive it. Her life goal is to reduce social inequity and discrimination, especially in wealth, race, and gender.
Rosie shares her own story as a Chinese-Canadian, immigrant, cis-straight female. We discuss some very deep and complex topics around systemic racism and inequity as well a...2022-09-081h 14
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp310: Antisemitism and Yom HaShoah: Jewish Holocaust Memorial Day, with Alice HenryThe Shoah is the Hebrew term for the Holocaust, and the full name of Yom Hashoah VeHagevurah literally means the “day of remembrance of the Catastrophe and the Heroism.”How much do you know about Yom HaShoah, and what happens on this day? What’s the difference between Yom HaShaoah and the United Nations’ International Holocaust Remembrance Day?Alice Henry draws on her family’s experience of the Holocaust, and her own experience as an Ashkenazi Jewish woman, to share about Yom HaShoah, historic and current antisemitism, Jewish holidays, and much more in this episode of Changin...2022-04-2738 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp309: White Supremacy Culture from a White Man’s Perspective, with Jeff AkinIf you were emotionally OK enough with the episode title to click on the link, thanks for making it this far! I’m only partly kidding. The words “white supremacy culture” are definitely triggering, and not just for white people. What that phrase even means is hard to explain.So when fellow podcaster and white American male Jeff Akin told me he was (gently) raising awareness about white supremacy culture (“WSC”) at his workplace – and he works for the government – and he’s a high-level executive – I was super curious to know how he felt about WSC.B...2022-04-1240 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp308: What Ramadan Means to Me, with Saleha KhanRamadan Mubarak! This special episode of the Changing Lenses podcast is being released just before the holy month of Ramadan, an incredibly significant time in the Islamic faith.Before I met Saleha Khan, the only thing I really knew about Ramadan was that people fasted for the whole month between sunrise and sunset. In order to truly appreciate what Ramadan means, and how it would be celebrated if Islam was the norm (vs. Christianity or secularism), I asked Saleha to share how she experiences Ramadan.Saleha was born in Pakistan, raised in Saudi Arabia, and...2022-03-3037 min
The Business of Good#58: Changing The Lens on Inequality in Business with Rosie YeungNot all the conversations we have around business, especially our own business are comfortable conversations to have. But that doesn’t mean we should ignore them. My guest this week, Rosie Yeung joined me to talk about how we can approach those conversations in meaningful way.Rosie Yeung – Founder & CEO of Changing LensesRosie Yeung (she/her) is a Coach, Speaker and Trainer for Justice, Equity, Decolonization, and Inclusion (JEDI), helping people with privilege dismantle systemic inequity while helping people without privilege survive it. She is a Certified HR Leader and Chartered Professional Acco...2022-03-2444 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp307: Going Resume-Free to Hire More Inclusively, with Allie KnullHave you ever felt in your job hunt that you’re being judged on something that doesn’t even represent who are you? Or at best, it only represents a very small part of the whole you. And yet “woke” companies are claiming to want employees to bring their “whole selves” to work.I’m saying it out loud: resumes are a terrible tool for hiring, on both the recruiter and the candidate’s side. There are a million reasons why, but one that really stands out is what a racialized job seeker said to me in the last episode...2022-03-2344 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp306 Real Talk with Rosie: In the War for Talent, Candidates Become CasualtiesThis episode is all about the experiences of racialized people looking for work. Job hunting is hard enough as it is; but add on to that being Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian, and any other racialized identity that isn’t white – and it’s even harder.This is the 3rd in the series of 4 LinkedIn Lives that I’m re-sharing as podcast episodes, so you loyal listeners also get all the amazing career advice my guests provided.There’s a reason why it’s just me on this episode, without any of the people I spoke to. It’s bec...2022-03-1645 min
Overcoming Your Story PodcastMiriam Njoku: "I Can't Achieve My Way Out of This" - Workplace Racism in...This week's episode is the second part of my discussion with Rosie Yeung. We talk about racism in the workplace. This podcast episode summary comes from www.changinglenses.ca/podcastRosie Yeung|6/8/2021“I will always be the Black girl first, before Miriam Njoku. I cannot achieve my way out of being seen with prejudice. That's how they view people like me.”In this episode, Miriam Njoku changes our lens to reveal the racism she experienced working and living in Canada and Switzerland.Does that surprise you? These two countries are...2022-03-091h 07
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp305: We Need to Talk About Period Pain. Period. With Lux PerryEndometriosis affects more people than prostate cancer, breast cancer and heart disease combined. It's in the top 20 most painful diseases in the world, and there’s no cure. It affects 1 in 10 people with a uterus. And it is so undiagnosed, so misunderstood, that patients get threatened with expulsion from school, or fired from work.Today is International Women’s Day. It happens once a year. But this disease affects the people who have it at least once a month, and Lux Perry has suffered from it for over 15 years. In this episode, you’ll learn:2022-03-0846 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp304: Building Walls against Immigrants: Systemic Barriers to Employment, with Xin Yi YapWhen you’re job hunting, does it sometimes feel like you’re trying to breach an impenetrable fortress? Recruiters and hiring managers talk about attracting top talent, but when it comes down to it, they act more like an immigration department trying to keep undesirable people out, than warmly welcoming people in.And if we’re going to compare recruiting to an immigration process, the best person to do that is someone who’s going through both. Meet Xin Yi Yap, the special guest on this episode. She is a Singaporean who moved to the U...2022-03-0242 min
Overcoming Your Story PodcastMiriam Njoku: Breaking The Chains of TraumaThis week, Miriam shares an interview she had with Rosie Yeung and her podcast Changing Lenses podcast.The following is from Changinglenses.ca/podcastHave you ever been told you can’t do it, or you’re not good enough for something you really wanted? What if you got that message in your whole life starting from childhood? What if abuse or racism you’ve endured created trauma that affects your work or relationships? How do you heal wounds that you can’t see?Miriam Njoku knows the struggle all too well. The abuse tha...2022-03-021h 11
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp303: Culturally Relevant Career Tips to Empower You, with Oscar GarciaAlmost all the career counselling, mentorship, corporate training etc. I’ve received have been almost exclusively from white people. Nothing wrong with that – I’ve been blessed to receive great advice and support from many white leaders over the years.But I’m not white. And I had to filter a lot of the info I got through my cultural lens.So when I discovered Oscar Garcia, the special guest for this episode – I knew I had to have him on the podcast. Oscar is a Hispanic-American immigrant who went from being an ESL studen...2022-02-2344 min
Career Talk With OG#83 Culturally Relevant Career Tips to Empower YouThis episode is from a LinkedIn Live interview with my friend, Rosie Yeung, in which I was her guest. We talked about what it means to provide culturally relevant career and leadership training. I also answer some great career questions from guests. You'll enjoy this authentic conversation with Rosie and myself.
Aspira Consulting's culturally relevant programs2022-02-201h 04
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp302: Loc'd Out at Work: Black Hair Discrimination, with Walter Gainer IIIf you’re Black, you’re probably well aware of what Walter Gainer II is going to share in this episode. (Trigger warning, the content may be traumatizing or upsetting to you – please take care of yourself and stop listening at any point.)..If you’re not Black – you NEED to hear what Walt has to say. I thought I knew about the issue from the general media – but in my privilege, I had no idea how pervasive and intrusive anti-Black hair discrimination actually is...If you’re an employer or ma...2022-02-1643 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp301: Who Decides When You’re Good Enough?Have you ever tried to do something for the very first time? If so, what did you hear more often:.❌ “Who do you think you are?”or✅ “I believe in you!”..When I started my first ever podcast from scratch with no experience, I had to believe in myself before others believed in me. It’s natural to want validation from others before we actually take a leap of faith. But if we just keep waiting for that to happen, we might never get started on that BIG IDEA or PASSION that only you have...2022-02-0918 min
The Confidence and Communication Podcast026. Rosie Yeung’s Journey to AuthenticityWho am I? A question we often ask ourselves. It doesn’t even have to be a new year thing. We constantly change and ask this question. In this episode, Rosie Yeung shares her journey to authenticity.
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She tells Jessica about her experiences in the corporate world that made her realize that she needs to be in an environment wherein justice and inclusion is present. Since the corporate environment can’t make that happen, Rosie made her own healthy environment.
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Listen to this episode and be inspired with Rosie’s story...2022-01-2634 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp214: Season Two Finale – Celebrating JEDI Visionaries!It’s the final episode for Season Two! It’s been an incredible year since the Changing Lenses podcast first launched, and with the support of amazing listeners like YOU, we’ve become a community of JEDI Visionaries with over 2,500 podcast listens so far!We’ll be taking a break before Season Three, and in this episode I share three key ways you can stay engaged and active in Changing your Lens.As always, I’d love to hear from you. Any burning topics you’d like to see an alternate...2021-11-2406 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesBonus Ep213: Talking Allyship and Solidarity on the Know Nonsense Anti-Racism PodcastAnti-Racism. Black Lives Matter. Allyship and Solidarity between equity-seeking groups.We’ve touched a bit on these with Changing Lenses podcast guests over the last year, but haven’t dived as deeply into these topics as my friend and fellow podcaster Nura Yunus has. She created the Know Nonsense Podcast to educate listeners about the experiences and systems of racism that exist in Canada and across the world, and the ways in which they show up for people of colour every single day.Nura is a Black Muslim woman, born and raised in Canada to pare...2021-11-1042 min
Know Nonsense Anti Racism PodcastTalking Allyship and Solidarity with Rosie YeungAs the final episode of the season we're talking all things allyship and solidarity! After listening and learning from 23 episodes this season, we wanted to end by thinking about how you can take this knowledge and put it into ACTION! Joining the conversation is a friend and fellow podcaster - Rosie Yeung. Our work on anti-racism is different and tackles this issue from different perspectives, experiences, and approaches but we both recognize that this work cannot achieve long term success if we don't work together and support each other across communities.Connect with Rosie on LinkedIn...2021-10-2947 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp212: Everybody Knows Somebody with an Episodic Disability, with Melissa EganYou may be aware of ways to accommodate physical and mental disabilities. But what about episodic disabilities?If you don’t know what an episodic disability is, you’re not alone. Once you hear Melissa Egan describe it, you’ll probably realize that you, or someone you know, has one. Melissa is the National Lead of Episodic Disabilities at Realize, a Canadian charity that fosters positive change for people living with HIV and other episodic disabilities. She helps companies create work environments that are accessible and inclusive.Please join us in Changing Lenses...2021-10-0541 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp211: Combatting Poverty with Neuroscience, not Financial Literacy, with Emily HeathIf we see poverty as the result of financial illiteracy, irresponsibility or a lack of self-control, then the blame falls on the person living in poverty, and the answer is to find a job, spend less, and get financial training.Financial literacy education is definitely important, and these programs have their benefits. But knowledge alone does not develop capability and behaviour change, any more than knowing you should exercise leads to going to the gym.So why do the majority of financial interventions fail? To understand that, we’re Changing Lenses to...2021-09-0840 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp210: All the Single Ladies (are invisible minorities), with Jaime HoWe’re single, but we’re not alone. The population of singles are growing in North America – but we’re still a minority group. And like any minority group, we face discrimination and marginalization purely because we don’t have the power of the majority – even more so for single women.If you’re wondering how that could be, you’re probably married. 😊 And your single friends and family need you to hear this episode.Because singlehood isn’t a waiting room for marriage. It’s become an increasingly long-term lifestyle for people in their 30’s, 40’s and older. But ou...2021-08-2542 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp209: Breaking the Bamboo Mold: How One “Model Minority” Did It (and we can too), with Carissa BegoniaCarissa Begonia is a Filipina-American who left a safe corporate job to start her own business. Until I met her, the only examples I had of entrepreneurs or people following their passions were completely unrelatable for me. Because they were almost all white folks who didn’t have the same immigrant, survival-based, play-it-safe mentality that defined my world.With Carissa, I’d finally found someone who faced similar cultural barriers and self-doubts, whose story I resonated with, who was believable and relatable because we had similar backgrounds. Today, she is a sought-after speaker, coach and DEI consultant who’s...2021-08-1236 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp208: Why Police Record Checks Are More Harmful Than Helpful, with Safiyah HuseinMany employers are asking where to find and hire “diverse talent”. What they SHOULD be asking is how their recruitment process might discriminate against these candidates once they apply.In this episode, Safiyah Husein, a lawyer and Senior Policy Analyst at the John Howard Society, shines a light on the hidden dangers behind a widely accepted hiring procedure: the police (or criminal) background check.This episode is for you if:You think police checks make your workplace saferYour employer has done a police check on you but you don’t know what it sai...2021-07-2145 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp207: So You Say You Want Decolonization? with Jessica DumasIf you’re wondering what you can do in bringing reconciliation and decolonization to Canada – this episode is for you. First, we learn what colonization actually looks like. Jessica Dumas of Keeseekoowenin Ojibway First Nation shares personal stories about her family, life experiences, and tragic interaction with police that demonstrate just how effective colonization is. The goal of residential schools was to “kill the Indian in the child”, and it worked.The good news is, we can help undo some of residential school’s legacies. As Jessica learned about the true history of her people, she discove...2021-06-2742 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp206: Awakening her Indigenous Spirit - Fighting Academic Racism, with Jill Featherstone“I started learning about residential schools. I started learning about generational trauma and that's when I realized like, okay, there's nothing wrong with us. I'm not broken. There's things that happened that caused us to be living this way. And once I realized that there was nothing wrong with me and with my people, that's when I really started to regain a lot of strength and courage."This special episode is released on National Indigenous Peoples' Day, a day to recognize and celebrate the unique heritage, diverse cultures and outstanding contributions of First Nations, Inuit and Métis...2021-06-2144 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp205: An Indigenous Worldview on Wealth - No One Left Behind, with Thomas BenjoeLots of companies have been asking, “What’s the business case for justice, equity, diversity and inclusion (JEDI)?”Thomas Benjoe turns that around and asks us to think about how JEDI benefits our community and economy, not just ourselves. Thomas is a member of Muscowpetung First Nation, Chair of the Saskatchewan Chamber of Commerce, and President and CEO of FHQ developments, a business partnership owned by the 11 member First Nation communities of File Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council (FHQTC).In this episode, Thomas shares successful business strategies that show how you can be equitable and...2021-06-1642 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp204: "I Can't Achieve My Way Out of This" - Workplace Racism in Switzerland and Canada, with Miriam Njoku“I will always be the Black girl first, before Miriam Njoku. I cannot achieve my way out of being seen with prejudice. That's how they view people like me.”In this episode, Miriam Njoku changes our lens to reveal the racism she experienced working and living in Canada and Switzerland.Does that surprise you? These two countries are probably not the first that comes to mind when you think about racism. After all, Canada prides itself on being a haven for many refugees, and Switzerland is a neutral country that hosts the United Nations.Bu...2021-06-0939 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp203: Breaking the Chains of Trauma, with Miriam NjokuHave you ever been told you can’t do it, or you’re not good enough for something you really wanted? What if you got that message in your whole life starting from childhood? What if abuse or racism you’ve endured created trauma that affects your work or relationships? How do you heal wounds that you can’t see?Miriam Njoku knows the struggle all too well. The abuse that she endured as a child and teenager and the racism she experienced at school and at work caused trauma that would cripple ten people, let alone one. Yet...2021-06-0242 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp202: What Kind of Person is Your Corporation? – The Case for Equity Diversity & Inclusion – Ali Interviews RosieWhat do you think is the business case for equity, diversity and inclusion? In business, or even not for profit, should morality or humanitarian reasons play a role? Or should it strictly be about profit and shareholder value?I have some opinions on this, which I apply in my work as an Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Strategist. But as a podcaster, I've tried to keep the focus on my guests' perspectives, until one of my guests asked to switch places with me. Ali Ahmed, whom you heard in the previous episode, wanted to hear my experiences as...2021-05-2634 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp201: Immigrants Need Not Apply, with Ali AhmedAli Ahmed is a professional designated accountant who worked for one of the Big Four international accounting firms before immigrating from Pakistan to Canada. But despite having that professional experience, he couldn't get an accounting job in Canada until he got some "Canadian experience" under his belt.As a former recruiter myself, I can verify that the prejudices Ali describes are real. I’m really glad that he's willing to share with you the unnecessary obstacles he faced in a country that supposedly welcomes immigrants and diverse ethnicities. After all, it's one thing to let people in th...2021-05-1934 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp110: Season Finale – Are We Ready For Real Change?As I reflect back on the first season of the podcast, it’s become clear to me that systemic change starts with personal change. I believe true inclusion and equity requires sacrificing some of our self-interests, like power, position, even profit. The question is – are we willing to make change happen, if it means changing and sacrificing ourselves?In this season finale, I share my thoughts on the “business case” and the costs of true inclusion, equity and diversity; why inclusion policies and training are not enough; and what’s next for Changing Lenses. (The podcast will take a sho...2020-12-2110 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp109: Diversity Isn’t Just Skin Colour, with Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang“I think our greatest fear is that people are jumping into it just because it's good opportunity, or it's good PR. As opposed to knowing, and thinking, and believing that this could actually make us all better as a people.”Rev. Dr. Timothy Tang, Director of Tyndale Intercultural Ministries, shares with us what cultural competency means, how it benefits us in life and work, the challenges that practitioners face, and easy (and fun!) ways we can all grow our intercultural awareness. (No training programs required!)In this episode:We talk about:What to c...2020-12-1541 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp108: “Otherwise Good People” in Workplace Discrimination, with Shanaaz Gokool“First, in order for racism and discrimination to continue, you need silence. And the second is the 'Otherwise Good People' who won't stand up and support the target of the discriminatory behavior.”Shanaaz Gokool, human rights activist and former CEO, is fighting for freedom from workplace discrimination – for herself, and countless others whose stories we don’t know, because they have been silenced and unsupported.In this episode, Shanaaz courageously shares her personal story of discrimination, and gives practical ways that we can effect change, especially at the Board level.Shanaaz also giv...2020-12-0745 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp107: Financialization: When Housing is a Commodity vs. a Human Right, with Alyssa BrierleyWhat happens when capital markets and individual landlords control access to a fundamental human right?A house or condo has changed from being a place to live, and a shelter for families, into a profit-making business – something to help us retire earlier.Join us as Alyssa Brierley, human rights lawyer, explains the reasons for the global housing crisis, shares real-life stories of tenant eviction and discrimination, and challenges us to put people before profit.In this episode:We talk about:Acknowledging the land we’re onHomelessness – it’s n...2020-11-2643 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp106: It’s not Healthcare without Pharmacare, with Doret ChengDid you know that if you don’t have private health insurance, you likely have to pay for life-saving drugs out of your own pocket? Did you know that Canada’s healthcare ranks second last out of 10 countries? Without pharmacare, Canada’s “healthcare” system is NOT universal.In part 2 of our healthcare series, Doret Cheng, a practicing pharmacist and university lecturer on global health, explains why healthcare equality is NOT equity, and how we can afford a national pharmacare program.As a bonus, I ask Doret her thoughts on how a COVID vaccine should be equitably...2020-11-1036 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp105: Not-So-Universal Healthcare: Caring for the Uncared-For, with Doret ChengIn this two-part series on healthcare in Canada, we explore (and dismantle) some myths about our “free, universal” system which is so lauded by Americans.Join us for part one, as pharmacist Doret Cheng takes us behind the scenes of a Toronto Family Medicine Clinic, putting a human face to stigmatized patients. If you think that the problems of homeless people and drug addicts are just housing and mental health – it’s time to change your lens.In this episode:[00:02:50] Pharmacists: what you didn’t know[00:05:54] Integrated, collaborative, holistic healthcare: St. Michael’s Fami...2020-11-0331 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp104: Hope Amid Darkness, with Dave AddisonDo you feel overwhelmed, lost, and alone?Are you engaging in unhealthy behaviours to avoid the things you can’t face?Are you struggling to find the energy and motivation to make it through the day? Or maybe, you’re too “on” and can’t switch “off”?Dave Addison and I have both been there in different ways. You are definitely not alone, and most importantly –THERE. IS. HOPE.In this vulnerable episode of the Changing Lenses podcast, Dave shares his personal battle with alcohol addiction and mental illness, w...2020-10-2252 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp103: I Am Canadian Part 2, with Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman“Research actually demonstrates that the two most targeted groups or communities in Canada that face discrimination are Muslims and Indigenous people. Polls in the United States have found that…even communities of colour, including Black people and Latino people…have negative views of Muslims or have Islamophobia.”Dr. Rehman Abdulrehman, a psychologist specializing in diversity and inclusion, shares more about his personal experiences with religious discrimination, and his ideas for real allyship and change. We also chat about a surprising difference between Americans and Canadians; Colourism (even among People of Colour); and how we can be more relatable...2020-10-0940 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp102: I Am Canadian Part 1, with Dr. Rehman AbdulrehmanDr. Rehman Abdulrehman, a psychologist specializing in diversity and inclusion, shares his personal experiences of racism and discrimination – as a child, and as professional. We also chat about explaining privilege to White people; being accepted as Canadians; and the “false truth” of multiculturalism in Canada.In this episode: Find out about:[00:06:34] Explaining to a White person why you want your child to have a better life[00:10:21] The greatest privilege Dr. Abdulrehman wants for his child[00:11:39] Discrimination from a teacher[00:14:58] Racism in Canada today (2020)[00:19:59] The untenable choice: freedom to be yourself, or freedom from conflict[00:21:48] The mythology...2020-09-3025 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesEp101: Speak and Be Heard, with Katie Gore"One of the things that is interesting with speech and voice is, it's not - it's not like race, right? You can change the way you talk, and you can change it to varying degrees. But just because you can, should you?"In our first-ever episode, Katie Gore, a speech-language pathologist, talks about diversity and inclusion when communicating at work. We discuss “sounding less Black”; changing our accents (or not); changing voice gender; power perceptions and “executive presence”; and how employers can be more supportive and inclusive.Full transcript available here.2020-09-1855 min
Changing Lenses: Diversify Your PerspectivesWelcome to Changing Lenses for Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion (JEDI)Welcome! My name is Rosie Yeung, and I’m here to help people with privilege dismantle systemic inequity, while helping people without privilege survive it.This isn’t just a podcast about JEDI, which stands for Justice, Equity, Decolonization and Inclusion. Changing Lenses was inspired by Rene August, a decolonization educator from South Africa. She describes bias and worldview using this analogy:“If I looked at a drop of water through a microscope and magnified it by 100, I would see something completely different to what I see in my hand. But I would still be lookin...2020-09-0910 min