Inclusion Unscripted: Recent Episodes

Margaret Spence

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Host Margaret Spence believes that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color and women in the workplace. We tackle two bold questions: When you are at your best and most inclusive self, who do you want to become? And what should your employees expect from you when you are inclusive? Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Beyond the Margins: Resisting the Deliberate Erasure of DEI and Inclusion

In a world where the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are under siege, it's crucial to illuminate the deliberate efforts to stifle these essential values. So brace yourself for an empowering and unfiltered conversation as our fearless host, Margaret Spence, takes center stage to confront the all-out war on DEI, immigrants, women, people of color, and the LGBTQ+ community.

Prepare to be inspired as Margaret fearlessly tackles the challenges faced by communities living in this war zone, exposing the insidious tactics employed to erode the progress we have fought so hard to achieve. Through engaging discussions and insightful stories of resilience, this episode will bring to light the harsh realities faced by individuals and groups affected by deliberate attempts to erase their presence and experiences.

Join us for this pivotal episode of "Inclusion Unscripted," where we rally against the forces that seek to sideline DEI and inclusion. Together, we will ignite a movement for change, champion inclusivity, and propel these essential values from the fringes to the very heart of mainstream dialogue.

Tune in live on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube Podcast, and remember to catch the episode on your favorite podcast app afterward. This is an unmissable conversation that has the power to shape perspectives, inspire action, and create a more inclusive world for all.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com

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Are you confident that your hiring process is inclusive and accessible to diverse candidates? Have you considered how candidates from diverse backgrounds perceive your hiring process?

Join host Margaret Spence on this week's episode of Inclusion Unscripted as she discusses the DEI divide in talent acquisition with Melissa Dobbins, founder of Career.Place. In this thought-provoking episode, Margaret and Melissa delve into the challenges of sourcing and hiring diverse candidates and explore the blindspots and gaps in talent acquisition processes. Discover why talent acquisition often fails to address DEI and learn what you can do to bridge the DEI divide. Don't miss this insightful conversation on Inclusion Unscripted with Margaret Spence, live at 2 pm EST today on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

Melissa Dobbins is many things; entrepreneur, engineer, analyst, product strategist, mother, Star Wars enthusiast, leader, avid writer, USC Trojan, wife, science fiction fan, speaker, artist, etc. While she has many facets, none can define her. Just like everyone else, Melissa is more than a description on a piece of paper. She founded Career. Place because she believes everyone deserves to be evaluated for their true potential, not by the biases triggered by a few words.

Career.Place’s mission is to remove bias and increase the equity, inclusion, and efficiency of hiring and beyond. Career.Place is also an anonymous candidate screening platform that helps organizations hire more effectively without bias.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, Founder of The Inclusion Learning Lab, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live or on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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Ageism is a real issue that affects many women, especially those over 40. Yet, despite the tremendous wisdom and experience that comes with age, society often fails to recognize women's value and contributions as they age.

Whether it's in the workplace, media representation, or other aspects of daily life, ageism can make it challenging for women over 40 to find their voice and be heard.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, host Margaret Spence tackles this important topic head-on and is joined by Alicia Dara, Editor and Chief of Women Cake Magazine. Together, they delve into the essential dynamics for women over 40 and explore how we can elevate women's voices and combat ageism. Don't miss this powerful conversation on ageism and women over 40.

Women Cake Magazine is a magazine and podcast featuring essays, interviews, articles, roundups, visual art, and poetry by women over 40.

Alicia Dara is a nationally recognized speech and presentation coach based in Seattle. She has helped thousands of people, including CEOs, Global VPs, Executive Directors, and political candidates break through blocks, find their Power Voice, and put it to work. Her signature method is Power Voice for Career Women, which helps women strengthen their voices, clarify their messaging, and push back against workplace sexism.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live or on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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On today's episode of Inclusion Unscripted, we explore the meaning of empowerment in the talent development process and ask the question: Do women of color need organizations to empower them?

Host, Margaret Spence, unpacks the construct of empowering women of color within an organizational hierarchy. Margaret challenges the traditional definition of empowerment, which implies granting power and delegating authority to managers over a woman's future. Instead, she argues that true empowerment involves giving women the ability to access organizational development resources without gatekeepers.

Join us for this thought-provoking conversation on empowerment, inclusion, and diversity in the workplace. Tune in to Inclusion Unscripted Friday at 2 pm EST, Live on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We aim to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode.

Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live or on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com Intro Music Credit (Canva Pro) The Winner by Tape Machine Epidemic Sound

We all have moments where we wonder if we've made the right decision or if we're on the right path. But what happens when those moments turn into regrets? For example, have you ever wondered what you'll regret if you don't act now? On this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, host Margaret Spence tackles this critical question. We're exploring the theme of regret and how it relates to our sense of purpose. Join us as we delve into breaking free from self-doubt and discover how to live a life without regrets.

Tune in to Inclusion Unscripted Friday at 2 pm EST. Join host Margaret Spence, Live on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube for this insightful discussion on breaking free from self-doubt.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We aim to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live or on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.
Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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We'll Ask Black Women, What Do You Want Next?

As Black women, we face unique challenges in the workplace, and it's essential to have a clear vision of what we want next in our careers. In this episode, we'll dive into the importance of having a career plan and being intentional about our goals. We'll also discuss strategies for advocating for ourselves, seeking growth opportunities, and pivoting when necessary to align with our changing interests and aspirations.

This is a conversation you will want to attend! Please join our live episode of Inclusion Unscripted with host Margaret Spence on Friday at 2 pm EST - Remember to bring your questions and insights.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We aim to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live or on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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Let's come together to empower and uplift Black women in the workplace. See you there!

We will explore the systemic erasure of Black women at work. Despite their significant contributions to the workforce and following the yellow brick road for advancement, the career ladder is stalled.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, host Margaret Spence will discuss the state of Black Women's Careers and the unique and complex challenges that hinder their career advancement. From racial and gender-based discrimination to unequal pay and lack of representation, Black women often face a workplace environment that excludes and undervalues them. We delve into these issues and discuss what individuals and organizations can do to create a more equitable and inclusive workplace for Black women.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.
Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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In a soul-searching conversation with one of my fellow DEI Consultants, she asked the critical question that I immediately wrote down – Can We Stop Pretending? Can we stop pretending that you care about DEI? Can we stop pretending that if we follow the rules, we'll get promoted? Can we stop pretending that you want inclusive hiring practices? Can we stop pretending that you want to hire diverse people? Can we stop pretending that inclusion includes everyone? Lord, can we stop pretending that you want anything Black after Black History Month ends? Breathe!

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence, will unpack the pretenders and ask, when can we all stop pretending that you truly want any of this DEI stuff? So we can have a level-set discussion about the future. Of course, it's hard as a person of color not to call out the pretenders – but to maintain our sanity, we have to say, I think you're pretending to want DEI.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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If you're an ally, it's easy to say you believe in Diversity - But Allies Cannot Believe that Diversity Is Enough! Unfortunately, most allies commit to DEI verbally but not substantively, so how do we move beyond DEI is essential to having partners that build equity and inclusion.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss how allies show up in the DEI conversation and why we need less lip service and more awareness from our supporters. Allies must translate awareness into action that produces results.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live or on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.
Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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The fight for diversity and inclusion intensifies, and the silence is deafening. All the beautiful "inclusive statements" have dried up, and the propensity to push back against the erosion of inclusion is lost in the shuffle. The courage to say your actions against diversity aren't right is lost in the zeal to return to normal. What is normal if diversity and inclusion initiatives are being eroded before our eyes?

In this episode of Season 3 of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss the war on diversity and supporters' silence. Then, we ask the question, who still has our back? Honestly, I don't think anyone does. We will talk through recent layoffs, the canceling and acquiescing of Black History education, and the open war on inclusion - to what end?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast, hosted by Margaret Spence, is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence. Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com
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Self-Reflection: Serious Thoughts Our Wellness, Actions, Motivations, and Resilience.

One of my biggest struggles is finding time to support everyone who needs it while staying focused on the work I am trying to do every day. I know for most DEI Leaders, that is your struggle as well. So how do you stay focused and support everyone – when you also need support to keep going? How do you prioritize and get stuff done if you’re helping everyone?

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted with Margaret Spence, we will unpack DEI Leader Wellness - what do we need to be whole? Is the work enough? Or do we need more support?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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When we discuss diversity and inclusion, we often don’t touch on health equity. How do diverse people navigate spaces to access and receive equitable health care? Diversity decisions in health care can affect your employee’s well-being in the workplace. Everyone shows up as whole people – how can you help your employees navigate their health care in the workplace?

In today’s episode, Margaret Spence is joined by special guest Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell. We will discuss why we must take charge of our own health care. What does healthcare advocacy look like for women and men? What are the common misconceptions that we have to overcome...How do we build trust in health care as diverse people?

Dr. Bayo Curry-Winchell is the Medical Director of Community Engagement and Health Equity, Co-Lead of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging, and Medical Director of Urgent Care Clinics, Carbon Health, and Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV.

Deeply involved with her community, Dr. Curry-Winchell is also the founder of Beyond Clinical Walls, the medical director of the Washoe County Sexual Assault Response Team, and volunteers as an assistant medical examiner at Washoe County Child Protective Services. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. Curry-Winchell joined the Reno Mayor's Task Force and Governors Medical Advisory Team.

She has received many awards, including the 2022 Healthcare Heroes Award from Nevada Business Magazine, the Community Service Award from Washoe County Medical Society, the 2021 Young Physician Award from Washoe County Medical Society, the 2020 PBS Reno Spotlight Extraordinary Neighbor award, Sierra Nevada's Top 20 Most Powerful Women award in 2019 and recently named one of 75 Black healthcare leaders to know by Becker's Hospital Review and was a TEDx presenter in 2022. She participates in national media interviews and regularly contributes to several publications. She and her husband enjoy life in Reno-Tahoe with their two young girls.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app. Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence is Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com Intro Music Credit (Canva Pro) The Winner by Tape Machine Epidemic Sound

Can We Close The $2.3 Trillion Gap For Black Women?

In this episode of "Inclusion Unscripted" with host Margaret Spence, the economic impact of Black Women is explored. The discussion is fueled by a recent article on Black Women's hair, which sparked a conversation about the economic challenges they face. The episode delves into Economics 101 for women of color, shedding light on how they are held back and the implications this has on society.

The episode highlights a shocking statistic from a Market Watch opinion piece: closing key racial gaps in wages, education, housing, and investment for Black Americans earlier could have added $16 trillion to the U.S. economy. Additionally, racial income inequities cost the U.S. economy approximately $2.3 trillion annually.

"Inclusion Unscripted" is not just a podcast about diversity and inclusion—it's a commitment to living it. The show aims to empower diverse listeners to voice their needs and inspire organizations to create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in to the live-streamed podcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Alternatively, find the podcast on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

This episode of "Inclusion Unscripted" is sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab and features intro music by Tape Machine from Canva Pro's Epidemic Sound collection.

Focus: Economic Power of Black Women

What Season Best Describes Your Career? It's time to do more than survive! As we move toward the end of the year, it’s time to assess where you are in your career and begin the process of moving toward your renewed goals.

Many of you are still in survival mode. Some of you are in the cul-de-sac of your career. Others are in the whirlwind of undefined expectations. Like the transitions of seasons from fall, to winter, to spring, to summer – your career is going through a metamorphosis. As we transition from one season to the next, our circumstances, needs, mindsets, and actions must evolve.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence asks, What season best describes your career? Your career teaches specific lessons, but most of us aren’t listening. We celebrate our wins and soft-soap our career losses, but we often never learn to really consider who we are, what we want out of our career, and how we want to move forward from this moment. The seasons of your career ask, how do you want to evolve as a person?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode.

Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence is Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com

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Introspection: Are women given winnable roles? What happens when women fail on the public stage?

Two days ago, I predicted that the British Prime Minister wouldn’t last until the end of the week. Of course, I’m sad that I was right. But her public demise should make every woman take a moment to think about their own rise and potential fall.

When women rise, are they adequately supported? What causes women to flame out in the first place? What does a woman’s failure say about the fate of other women? Are women the cause of their own failure?

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will look at how women rise, how they fail, and why we must better prepare women to be effective leaders. The critical leadership fact, women are often set up to fail even when it looks like we’re rising. We will unpack the path to failure so women can spot this in their own career journey.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode.

Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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The overarching question can I trust my own people to have my back?

Imagine standing next to a 150-story building; you’re looking up, and through the windows, you can see your fellow brother and sisters of color working diligently, and you ask yourself, how can I get to that level? What kind of support do I need from my community to rise? What type of support should I expect from us – my people? If I ask for help, will I get it at a deep level?

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will pull the scab off the dysfunction within, the lack of support throughout, and we will take a deep dive into the specific ways professionals of color must start supporting each other.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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When you think about equity, what are your first thoughts? The normal narrative around DEI goes something like this, “Organizations must make diversity not a nice to have but a key advantage in your organizations’ core mission, corporate and social responsibility, and because it’s the right thing to do.” Nowhere in that discussion do we add equity.

In this episode, Margaret Spence will follow up on last week's episode, where she discussed the collective impact of equity. This week we will define equity as fairness and justice achieved through systematically assessing disparities in opportunities, outcomes, and representation and redressing [those] disparities through targeted actions.

How does equity play out when you’re recruiting diverse talent, retaining converging voices, and building sustainable initiatives to tackle executive leadership diversity? To dismantle the walls and silos around diversity, we must build a bigger tent that includes equity.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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HR #diversityandinclusion

It just seems that equity isn’t a high-level discussion in the DEI space. Most DEI practitioners focus on creating diversity, building inclusion, and talking through equality but then stop short of addressing equity within their organizations. Why aren’t we leading off with equity before talking about diversity?

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss what equity means at every level of the organization and why we must address equity as the foundational level of any DEI work. We cannot be afraid to talk about equity. Given that we are days past Black Women’s Equal Pay Day – we must address equity to move the needle for professionals of color.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Host Margaret Spence is Sponsored by The Inclusion Learning Lab - https://inclusionlearninglab.com

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Besides your parents, your family, and friends, who believes in you? Who believes in your vision, your purpose, and your possibilities? Who believes that you can be a leader? It’s imperative to determine very quickly if your leaders believe in you. As a person of color, the organization we work for must believe in us. Without ardent supporters, you will never advance beyond the employee desk. Therefore, having someone who believes in you, who is willing to give you directions that are meaningful, and who is objective is a mandatory component of advancing your career.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss what it means to have trust, faith, and confidence in someone’s potential to propel them forward. The often-missing ingredient for diverse individuals is having leaders who believe in our ability to move ahead. So we will answer the question: Who believes in you and why?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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How can DEI survive if the story's narrative assumes that we are less than and need help becoming more than?

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will address how we narrate the DEI story. She feels that our DEI Story cannot be "Poor, pitiful you," and along comes a big organization to rescue us from ourselves. The story doesn't define the people – the DEI data is a person – the process requires not only vision but compelling storytelling – most people don't know how to reframe the story. But we should teach them because it's our story.

Before we can effectively create change that impacts our existence, we must be willing to rewrite our story and demand that others tell our story the right way. The narrative of diversity has a story. But unfortunately, it is built on pity…poor, underserved person needs a helping hand to get ahead.

The targeted question is – how will you rewrite the DEI story to build a different narrative? We are often wedded to our story, which leaves us stuck in the same description, unable to look through a new lens. Join us live on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook on Friday, September 9th, at 2 pm EST, or listen to the replay on your favorite podcast app.

Inclusion Unscripted with Margaret Spence – https://InclusionLearningLab.com/podcast

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces.

Season 2: Inclusion Unscripted - Saying No Even When It Hurts Us.

Over the last three months, I've taken the position that I can say no. No – it's final, almost fatal, but I've said it repeatedly until it's now a comfortable position. When individuals reach out to ask me for help, it's okay to say no. At first, it was challenging to say no, but I realized the analogy of putting the oxygen mask on yourself first. Just as it is hard for us to hear no, it is even harder to say no. No seems final, direct, almost cold – especially when we are giving, caring individuals. But no is necessary for our own mental wellness.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss accepting no as a core function of who you are. Can you say no? We must learn how to hear no and say no. Saying no may upset friendships, folks may not understand why you shifted, and they may not forget or forgive the no. So we must hear no, without letting it change us.

"No" must be a part of our lexicon, intent, actions, and beliefs. We always want to say yes, but we need to say and hear no. It's the most empowering thing we can do for ourselves and the ones we care about most.

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Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcasts app.

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If I accept your job offer, can I trust you to build the career I want?

When an employee agrees to work for your organization, they are trusting you with their career even if you don’t acknowledge that fact. Unfortunately, within the hiring process, we often underestimate the level of trust that employees place in us. Unfortunately, we violate the trust based on how we treat candidates during the hiring process, and we further break it when they are employees.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss the critical question that potential employees must ask hiring managers – can I trust you with my career? After you’re hired, you must revisit the question regularly by asking if you can still trust the organization with your career.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Are you the only option for this job, or are you an option on the hiring menu? If you’re on the menu, are you the salad or the main course? The time to ask powerful questions about your career starts right now!

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will walk through 10 powerful questions that every high-achieving professional must ask and answer before they start looking for a job and when they are ready to advance their career.

For diverse professionals and women, asking powerful questions can determine your success or failure, your advancement or stagnation, getting hired, or not getting a job offer. So, what are the most powerful questions you should ask to navigate the complexities of getting hired and advancing your career?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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The multiple ways we fail diverse candidates, from Recruiting to Retention to Upward Mobility. This episode will focus on how we fail diverse candidates during the hiring process.

A recent Harvard Business Review study suggests that employers have unconscious biases that pull the wrong candidates into their recruiting funnel. However, building a diverse slate of individuals ready to advance in any organization starts and ends with recruiting. Therefore, we will take a hard look at recruiting talent and hiring practices. In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will be joined by Keirsten Greggs, Founder, and CEO of TRAP Recruiter, to unpack how we fail diverse candidates in every step of the recruiting process and why organizations must do better. We will walk through a typical hiring process, from job listing to screening candidates. How do organizations quantify the fraction of applicants who have historically been excluded from the hiring process? If 65% of all applicants are eliminated, how can diverse applicants make it to the interview process? When interviewed, how can diverse candidates make it to the final round, and ultimately what does it take to be hired in 2022? About Keirsten Greggs: Keirsten Greggs is the Founder and CEO of TRAP Recruiter, LLC, a Recruiting Consulting and Career Coaching firm. With over 20 years of experience in Talent Acquisition, she is passionate about helping organizations implement creative recruiting strategies to attract, select, and retain historically excluded top talent. She does this through full lifecycle recruiting, recruiting process optimization, facilitating workshops, hosting training sessions and webinars, helping job seekers find their voice in the hiring process, and more. Ms. Greggs was featured as an expert in ERE, InHerSight, Diversity Jobs, hireEZ, Talview, TechTarget, BBC World Service Radio, BNC, Forbes, MadameNoire, Fast Company, Fairygodboss, and SiriusXM Urban View.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Diversity leaders are often the unsung heroes within organizations, working tirelessly to promote inclusion and understanding. However, this work can take a toll, leading to burnout, disillusionment, and frustration. How do we balance the outside crisis and the in-house challenges?

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence reflects on a key fact, Diversity leaders are not superhuman; we're simply human beings trying to make a difference in a sometimes hostile world. So, if you're wondering if we're okay, the answer is that sometimes we are and sometimes we aren't. And that's okay.

The critical question is, how do we remain resilient when our inner emotions are out of sight, not top of mind, and we are silent when the world is unkind to us?

This episode of Inclusion Unscripted is a reflection on my own feelings of burnout and frustration. I realized that we often put on a brave face, pretending that everything is okay when it's not. Diversity leaders are always on, we have to be positive and upbeat even when we don't want to be. We are tired of being the ones who must always have the answer. Sometimes, We just need a break. We all need a break – when our world is falling apart, who has our back when you are silent?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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We’ve asked for more diversity but what we need is equity. We defined inclusion, we nuanced belonging, we begged for equality – it’s time to demand equity first. We should ask organizations to provide the numbers on what positions offer equity and how many women and diverse employees are in line for equity roles. Then we should demand more hiring into equity-tracked roles.

Equity is the economic foundation upon which true inclusion and equality are built. It provides the financial engine that drives diversity and inclusion forward, ensuring that every voice has a seat at the table. And yet, many organizations continue to overlook equity in their efforts to achieve diversity goals. They fail to realize that true inclusion will never be possible without equity as our starting point.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, host Margaret Spence will discuss why we must put equity at the forefront of our diversity, inclusion, and belonging conversations. Without equity as our guiding principle, diverse individuals and women will continue to be shut out from key decision-making processes and will remain underfunded, underinvested, and undercapitalized.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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One of the critical questions we must ask is, “Have You Been Given a Winnable Role?” Are you set up for failure, or are you empowered to succeed? If the option is failure when winning isn’t possible – Can You Fail? Critical questions for DEI Leaders.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will explore the tenets of failure within the DEI role, especially when diverse professionals occupy the role. Too often, we are given DEI positions in organizations where the deck is stacked against us, and the role is designed to fail, but should we fail with the role?

There are two types of roles in every equation–those doomed for failure and those empowered to create successful stepping stones to somewhere else. Unfortunately, many of us are given positions that will never be successful within the diversity space. We must learn how to define success on our terms and learn how to spot when we are being set up for failure. We must also know when to let go and stop fighting to maintain the untenable status quo.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Your organization wants to hire diverse candidates, but your Human Resources Department is not diverse. How do you create impactful diversity initiatives when the HR team lacks diversity? How do you empower DEI when there are no diverse voices in the hiring process? What should we expect if the HR team has no person of color and no member of any minority group in any significant role? Whew – that’s a lot to unpack, but it’s not abnormal.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will ask the bold introspective question, What if the entire human resources and hiring team is not diverse how does that affect how HR champions DEI?

Inclusion Unscripted will address the lack of diversity in HR and recruiting roles. According to data from Zippia, the HR Manager's diversity demographics are 67.5% White, 15.5% Hispanic, 11.2% Black or African Americans, and 6.1% Asians. 67.5% are women, and 28.9% are men. The ethnicity of Human Resources Vice Presidents is White (65.6%), followed by Hispanic or Latino (14.1%) and Black or African American (11.1%). The male to female ratio – is 48.9% women and 48.3% men.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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There isn’t a Black Women Alive Who Hasn’t Experienced Extreme Disrespect in Corporate Spaces. It doesn’t matter what role we occupy or our standing within the organization. Unfortunately, the fact that we are Black Women makes us an easy target for professional gaslighting.

Even when we are perfect, have stellar credentials, and outperform the best of the best – we are treated with gaslighting disrespect. We are expected to sit in silence and accept the leveled BS against us. We must talk about why white men and women feel that gaslighting us is normal expected behavior in this episode.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will unpack disrespect, gaslighting, and surviving the mean men and women who want to steal our joy. Senator Corey Booker said it best – no one will steal our joy, but you darn sure try every day. Not even the Church Ladies' Prayers can protect us from this level of psychological trauma that has been leveled upon Black Women from Slavery to today’s corporate adaptation of gaslighting. When the folks in charge disrespect you, how do you respond and navigate the downright meanness leveled against us as Black Women and Men?

Let’s have an honest talk about where this started, why it continues, and what must change to stop the practice of gaslighting Black Women and Men.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Talent Development & Appreciation for Diverse Women Over Age 50! Let's talk about Diverse Women Over Age 50, how organizations underappreciate their contribution, and why talent development must include women over 50.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss DEI from the lens of diverse women over age 50. The new normal is building women's leadership development programs for new entrants and young professionals without having programs specifically designed for diverse women over age 50. The untapped and underappreciated talent pool. When women over 50 started in their career, there were no talent development programs - today, they're still forgotten from development discussions.

If you're a Diverse Woman Over Age 50 – now is your time – maybe you've been faithful but forgotten on the talent development vine. Here's what we know, you can still manage your career starting now. Critical points for today's episode: Picking the "All Women Category" While Checking The Woman Box Doesn't Make Your Company Diverse. If your talent strategy doesn't specifically include or address Diverse Women, then it certainly won't include Diverse Women Over 50!

Fact: In the talent planning process, diverse women over Age 50 are forgotten and missing from the upward mobility discussion points. Diverse women over age 50 have been forgotten, overlooked, and undervalued by most organizations for years. Diverse Women Over 50, you are faithful, forgotten, and frustrated – but by the end of this episode, you will be energized to ask for what you've never been given - career planning. This program is a clap-back to organizations that think they have diversity because they have more women than men in their ranks.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Can Women Support Each Other? Can Diverse Women Get Support from Other Women? Why Do Women Limit Each Others Success and Why We Must Do Better Now - #BreakTheBias

Over the years, I've observed that when a woman becomes a CEO and leaves the role, a man and sometimes several men always replace her. In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence asks, why don't women effectively sponsor and support other women for higher roles? What will it take for women to end the bias against each other? Men will immediately cling to each other, figure out how to help each other, and execute a plan to find other men to help them move forward. Women are still in the wait-and-see mode - which is even more problematic for women of color who white women supervise.

For women, we often view other women as threats, our behavior can be detrimental to forming trusting relationships, and we often sabotage each other to climb the ladder. Why do we do this? What about the psyche of women that stops us from fully supporting other women?

This episode will unpack the structure behind the lack of support that women offer each other. Then, we will discuss how we can change this by moving from the scarcity mindset to becoming supportive, empowering, and champions for each other.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we're not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we're living it. Join Margaret Spence every Friday at 2 pm EST for Inclusion Unscripted – Live Podcast on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook every Friday at 2 pm EST. About Margaret Spence: Driven by a belief that inclusion is the key to solving the greatest challenge of our time, Margaret founded The Inclusion Learning Lab to help organizations create more inclusive work environments. To learn more about the Inclusion Learning Lab, visit https://inclusionlearninglab.com

Black Professionals – We Are Enough Today, Tomorrow, and The Day After That Too.

Stop looking to corporate spaces for validation of your greatness.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will remind Black Professionals that we are enough! Many of you look to your organizations to validate your purpose. You want your boss to tell you that you're on the right track to advancement. You want to know that you're supported and recognized for your skills. Unfortunately, the reality for Black Professionals – our well is empty because the organizations we work for will not validate that we are enough. They will instead prove to us that good is not enough. That will affirm that great will never be enough. When all else fails, they will remind us that being exceptional is a bridge too far.

But we must find our center and realize that we are enough. We don’t need corporate validation to prove that we are enough, because we are enough right now. This powerful episode will reaffirm our need to love ourselves without expecting the organizations we work for to love us back. Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

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When We Are Invited Into Executive Spaces Will We Ever Belong?

Can we ever feel like we belong in spaces that are not diverse and where the welcome mat is not rolled out to its fullest? Diversity can be deliberate, but belonging must be fostered – the challenge, organizations want executive-level diversity, but they will never do the hard work to make sure we belong after we get the invitation to enter.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss inclusive exclusion in executive spaces. The bold question is, are we really welcomed in executive leadership, or should we stop trying to fit in? This is a tough conversation about how Black Professionals are excluded even when they are in the highest roles in most organizations. The invitation to enter doesn't include an invitation to the party.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app.

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In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted host, Margaret Spence will discuss the Placeholder Syndrome - when you're the only one on the team representing your entire race or gender or gender identity. By definition, Placeholders are there to prove to you that we are ALL good enough.

If you've beaten the odds and arrived in the executive seat as a minority professional, you clearly know that you're a placeholder. If you are the only Black or Brown woman on the team, you are a placeholder. If you are the only Black man on the team, you are definitely a placeholder. If you are the only member of the LGBTQ community in your company, you are a placeholder. If you represent the Latinx or AAPI community and you are the only one on the team, you are a placeholder. If you are neurodiverse and you're the only one on the team, you're a placeholder. Historically, placeholders have carried the burden of an entire community on their shoulders – let's unburned them starting now. The question is, why do we still have rooms with only one person there to represent the voice of an entire community of people?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it. The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Diversity Hiring, Do you really want to hire us? Sham Interviews, Token Slate of Candidates, and Psychological Trauma of Repeatedly Interviewing Black Professionals You Have No Intention of Hiring. For every Black Professional tokenized by your sham interviews and hiring processes – we are serving you with legal action and seeking Class Action Status. In this week's episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will discuss the tokenization of recruiting, retaining, and promoting Black Professionals.

Corporate America is the NFL! Hiring Managers and HR Leaders, how many times have you used the Rooney Rule in your diversity hiring process? Knowing good and well, you had no intention of hiring the diverse candidate because you already had your chosen one who was "the most qualified" candidate.

We have always known that you were using us as a dirty mop in your DEI hiring process – we've been Rooney Ruled for decades – thanks to Brian Flores, we have the receipts. This episode is timely because we now have Wells Fargo joining the sham interview triangle…the dirty secret is out in the open.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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It has long been assumed that Black and Brown professionals must remain stoic in the face of microaggressions and other forms of racism. We are told that we must not express our feelings of anger, disgust, frustration, infuriation, and sadness when you violate our wellbeing. Unfortunately, this form of microaggression often goes unchecked. It is a subtle form of racism that disrespects and invalidates our experience.

In this episode of Inclusion Unscripted, Margaret Spence will unpack - the microaggression, microinvalidation, and microassault that occur every day for Black and Brown professionals in the workplace.

Human Resources often contribute to the microaggressive tendencies of managers by failing to address these issues and by pretending that we are wrong from raising the issue of subtle racism. This form of microinvalidation needs to stop. We deserve to be respected, and you must acknowledge our feelings. You cannot continue to create environments that are not psychologically safe for Black and Brown professionals.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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One of the most significant intentional and deliberate oversight in the HR process is not fortifying the internal recruiting of Black Professionals. Yes, HR, you are intentional, willful, systematic, and procedurally excluding Black Professionals from your internal recruiting strategy. Margaret Spence says in this episode, "You also allow your managers to deliberately hoard Black talent, preventing them from fulfilling their career growth and uplevel trajectory."

The biggest frustration for Black Professionals is the inability to move up within any organization and being told to wait your turn. The narrative of "you're not ready, and we will consider you the next time" – without any real roadmap or bread crumbs to follow. Talented Black Professionals are hoarded by managers instead of empowered to move up and advance into more challenging roles. Organizations aren't doing enough to address the internal recruiting gap for Black Professionals.

We build an excellent on-paper strategy to recruit Black talent from HBCUs or other institutions. But we don't do enough to empower upward mobility with a specific focus on up-leveling Black Professionals without having them jump through one million hoops to prove they are worthy of your advancement options. Sometimes it's much easier for Black Professionals to leave than move up.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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DEI Stands At a Fork In The Road! What are the pressing issues that cause employees to question your commitment to DEI and inclusion? Margaret Spence asks in this episode, does your prior patterns of behavior cause employees to question your commitment to DEI results?

This episode was recorded live at the beginning of 2022 and focused on making "The Year of DEI Possibilities." So what will we do to live up to what's possible? The last 24 months have taught us that we must do more to fill the gap for underserved employees and communities. This program is a call for renewed action – leave your safe zone. If we are to deliver on inclusion, we must do more than we are doing now – Try Harder!

The fancy vision and mission must be abandoned for real work – yes, real work. Work that shows results. Managers and leaders who commit to DEI must also follow through to create results. So what do we want for 2022 and beyond?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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We can't begin to talk about DEI success without mentioning Human Resources. In this episode, Margaret Spence will unpack HR's role in fostering, empowering, and roadblocking diversity initiatives. Can HR leaders show up bolder for people of color in any organization?

Margaret Spence says in this episode, we are not here to create comfort zones for human resources leaders - we are here to help you show up and advocate for DEI beyond the numbers.

The HR role within organizations can befriend the concept of building a more inclusive workplace or move to control and script every aspect of DEI without making any substantive change. The essential tenets of HR are fostering and creating a culture of inclusion that values diversity, equality, equity, and empowerment. The question is, does HR foster the level of inclusion to make a difference? What are you doing as an HR leader to support greater inclusion? What should diverse people and women expect from you? If we cannot count on you then it's time for HR to move out of that way to allow greater progress.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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After twelve months of socially responsible Chief Diversity Officer (CDO) and Diversity Director hiring, why are CDOs walking out the door to start their own consulting company or moving on to new opportunities outside of DEI? If I didn't know better, you'd think CDOs are saying to organizations, take your job and shove it – I will not participate in your written sanitized script designed to pretend to care about advancing diversity and inclusion.

They are saying to companies, why should we keep doing the thankless clean-up DEI jobs if you don't want to make substantive changes in your diversity and inclusion policies?

In this episode, Margaret Spence says, "If you have the money to hire to CDO, you should figure out how to retain them." Then, we will talk about what it takes to become a resilient, strategic, and successful CDO and Why survival isn't enough.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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How Will We Know If Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Programs Are Succeeding? While organizations build DEI programs, very few ask us - the people who are supposed to know if it is successful, what do we define as success? Most organizations don't even attempt to meet the mark of success - they're just running data points and wishing it all works out.

In today's episode, Margaret Spence will talk about DEI success! So what is DEI success to those who haven't been given success as a core mission? Margaret wonders out loud, what are we doing if success isn't the primary goal? For example, if we're driving the DEI train, when will we know that we've arrived at our destination?

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to build thriving careers by asking for what they want. We hope to inspire organizations and talent leaders to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

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What is your definition of inclusion? Why are employers still writing diversity and inclusion policies, instead of evaluating your people? Here's a bold question, what will make your organization more inclusive? The real question is, can inclusion create reverse discrimination? Who will be offended because the room is more inclusive?

In this episode, Margaret Spence will discuss the reverse discrimination case where a jury awarded a white male employee $10M because he claimed he was fired because he is a white male. He claims he was terminated without cause "as part of an intentional campaign to promote diversity in its middle management ranks.” He was fired as senior vice president of marketing and communication days shy of his 5th anniversary with the company. His replacement – two women, one black and one white.

This ruling is a, wow and wow…and it creates a balancing act that can be hard to reconcile. After years of owning the stadium, the bleachers, the concession stand – can white males claim reverse discrimination? A jury thinks so!

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color in the workplace.

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. You can find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Inclusion Unscripted is live broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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Is it time to start looking for a new job? For some, the time is now, diverse professionals are fed up, and most organizations underestimate the level of resentment we have for them. But as Black and Brown professionals entertain new opportunities – there's reason to be cautious and calculating.

Host Margaret Spence says, what diverse professionals are saying with their feet is, "Take your career ladder and shove it where the sun doesn't shine." We may not be saying it out loud, but we are damn sure thinking it, and many are acting upon it by quitting, silently looking for other options, and entertaining offers their employers never saw coming. So what led up to the "I quit," and how do you rebuild trust and respect?

This episode takes a deep dive into the conversations diverse professionals want to have with their organizations. Let's have an honest, open, bold conversation about career ladders, the lack of mobility, newfound options, and the missed opportunities that lead to the great resignation.

If you're a talent leader, you should tune into this session because if you hope to reengage with diverse professionals and meet their expectations before they exit your stage - you'll want to hear what Margaret Spence has to say.

The bold question is, how do you turn the Great Resignation into a DEI strategic plan?

Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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When you think about Diversity and Inclusion what are we asking for? Is it equity or equality? I wonder if we're asking for the right thing. Are we looking for greater equality, or is it time to size up our equity stake in organizations?

Within every organization, there are two sides of the house the profit center and the cost center. One side involves equity and the other fosters equality, most DEI programs are constructed around the concept of greater equality leaving the equity table to fend for itself.

In this episode with Margaret Spence, founder of The Inclusion Learning Lab and host of The Inclusion Unscripted Podcast, she will reframe the Diversity and Inclusion ask, it's time we start focusing on equity at the beginning of the DEI discussion.

She will answer:

What is the definition of equitable equality?
Are we at the right table?
There is a vast difference between equity and equality when analyzing your career - Let's evaluate both via the lens of inclusion.
If you arrive at the equality table without equity – what should you ask?
What does that mean if you're not at the equity table for your career?
What can we do to reframe equity, so we increase our equality?

I've seen the shift to create greater equality in my lifetime, and I think today, we need to be asking for a big slice of the equity pie. So let's talk about it.

Inclusion Unscripted is broadcasted live every Friday at 2 pm EST. Join us Live on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. If you're not already subscribed to The Inclusion Unscripted Podcast, please join us - subscribe, leave a comment, share on your social platform, and tell a friend.

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Can you implement diversity and inclusion without addressing respect? I chuckle when organizations attempt to build DEI programs without addressing the underlying issues around respect. The silent elephant in the room. As Aretha Franklyn said, RESPECT – All I’m asking is for a little respect.

When managers fail to hire women or minorities – are you fixing a diversity program or a lack of respect for the contributions of women and minorities? Is it only diversity, or is it the lack of respect?

In this episode with Margaret Spence founder of The Inclusion Learning Lab, we will discuss "Respect for the Diversity and Inclusion Process"

When organizations fail to fix the lack of diversity in their ranks – is it inclusion or respect?
When leaders don’t promote career advancement for diverse professionals – is it talent development or respect?
When teams drown out the voice of young people – is it belonging or is it respect?
When recruiters downplay students from HBCUs – is it talent acquisition or respect?
When HR Managers say we hire the best candidate – is it recruiting or respect?

Respect is at the core of every discrimination and exclusion in and out of the workplace. If we fail to address respect, we fail to pave the way toward greater inclusion.

Join Margaret Spence Live Every Friday at 2 pm EST – Watch the Live Program On LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube. If you're not already subscribed to The Inclusion Unscripted Podcast, join us. Leave a review, share on your social platforms, and tell a friend.

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Why You’re The Right Person For This Role

What makes you uniquely gifted at this moment, at this time, to raise our voices in this arena? Have you ever asked yourself that question?

Over the last few weeks, I've deeply evaluated what makes us good at advocating for diversity and inclusion – it certainly isn't the work of diversity. It's something more. So the question is, what superpowers do you possess to do the work of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion?

Your Super Power is what makes you successful as a DEI advocate. It's what allows you to outperform, find resilience, and navigate the game of inclusion. Yes, it's a game – some of us play chess while others play checkers. Although we all have strengths that interplay with our role in DEI, have you ever connected your gifts as an individual to the work that you do on behalf of others and to eliminate inequality within the spaces we occupy? Let's start connecting you to the work you do. Without this connection, we quickly lose hope and become frustrated when things don't go the way they should.

What are the unique abilities that make you the right person to do this job? What is your essential skill and knowledge that others wonder how do you do it? When you ask yourself, why do I keep doing the work of DEI – what comes to mind?

This program will help you understand your role and how your unique gifts have prepared you to be an advocate and ally for greater diversity and inclusion.

(Do you want to see the video playback from our live show go to YouTube https://youtu.be/OmXIlLH2XnM )

Here are some superpowers to consider:

Diplomacy
Endurance
Connector
Writer
Organizer
Orator
Educator
Decision-Maker

Let's explore the superpowers required to do the work of DEI.

Inclusion Unscripted is a Live Podcast every Friday at 2 pm EST – Live on LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook.

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About Margaret Spence:

Margaret Spence is the CEO of Founder of The Inclusion Learning Lab and host of Inclusion Unscripted a weekly live podcast streamed on LinkedIn, Facebook, and YouTube.

Driven by a belief that inclusion is the key to solving the greatest challenge of our time, Margaret founded The Inclusion Learning Lab to help organizations create more inclusive work environments. Margaret has been a transformational keynote speaker, author, business strategist, and visionary for over two decades. She is known for her ability to help businesses achieve their goals and create sustainable change. Her business-advisory firm specializes in human resources compliance, talent development, diversity and inclusion, and women’s leadership development.

Inclusion Unscripted, where we’re not just talking about diversity and inclusion, we’re living it.

The Inclusion Unscripted Live Weekly Podcast is unapologetically honest about diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Host Margaret Spence believes that to push beyond diversity by the numbers, we need to start having conversations that no one else is willing to have. This show is a platform for those conversations. Each week, we dismantle the status quo and help organizations understand how to stand up for professionals of color and women in the workplace. We tackle two bold questions: When you are at your best and most inclusive self, who do you want to become? And what should your employees expect from you when you are inclusive? Our goal is to empower diverse listeners to ask for what they want and to inspire organizations to co-create more equitable and inclusive workplaces. Tune in every week for a new episode. Inclusion Unscripted is a live-streamed broadcast every Friday at 2 pm EST on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Join us live, or find us on iTunes, Spotify, or wherever you listen to podcasts.

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