Awareness to Action: Level Up as a DEI Change Agent in Your Organization

Introduction

• You are a change agent

1. Recognize Power Imbalances

• Identify organizational power imbalances
• Harness the power you hold in the workplace

2. Reflect and Commit to Growth

• Recognize internalized oppression
• Disrupt internalized oppression
• Commit to learning about the experiences of others

3. Recognizing and Responding to Individual Harm

• Recognize microaggressions and exclusionary behaviors
• Address microaggressions and exclusionary behaviors

4. Strategies to Address Systemic Inequity

• Center the needs of marginalized employees
• Amplify the voices of others
• Coalition building
• Employee resource groups (ERGs)

Conclusion

• Leading as a change agent