Crisis Conversations: Woke at Work?
Podcast
Photo by Shridhar Gupta on Unsplash
Aug. 21, 2020
The coronavirus pandemic is completely upending the way we work, live, connect with one another and what we expect from our government, communities and each other. It’s all happening so fast that stress levels and anxiety are sky high. That’s why the Better Life Lab is hosting a weekly interactive conversation for people to come together, share stories and begin to make sense of what’s unfolding and what it could mean for the future of gender equity, health, how we work and how we live.
Crisis Conversations–Live from Better Life Lab is hosted by Brigid Schulte and produced by David Schulman.
After the murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor at the hands of police sparked a racial justice reckoning, many American organizations put up Black Lives Matter signs. Many put out statements committing to tear down structural racism and build diverse, equitable and inclusive cultures at work. The trick is — how exactly do you do that? These business and organizational leaders have some ideas. .
To take on this topic, Better Life Lab's Brigid Schulte is joined by:
- Melonie Parker, Chief Diversity Officer, Google
- Anselm Beach, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Equity and Inclusion
- Sarah Todd, Senior reporter, Quartz and Quartz at Work
- Tim Cynova, Chief Operating Officer, Fractured Atlas
- Lauren Ruffin, Chief External Relations Officer, Fractured Atlas
To hear more of this episode including stories and questions from callers, click here. You can also find this episode wherever you listen to your podcasts. The video and transcript of the conversation are down below.