The makings of a champion
Does anyone else ever get delusional while watching the Olympics? I'll be watching the best athletes in the world compete for gold and think to myself "oh, I could totally do that."
But what does it really take to become a true world champion? Or, in our normal people world, a champion in life, in love, in work? This week, we're sharing just some (not delusional, and very real) ways we show each other how. ??
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What do most workforce champions have in common?
A good team. Especially for those within the minority, having people in your corner can bring a world of difference to how you perceive, perform, and even carry yourself in the workplace. Employee Resource Groups can be some of the most organic and effective ways to garner meaningful communities for our diverse team members... if done right.
This upcoming Thursday, leading DEI experts Hannah Rose Olson and Chezie co-founder Dumebi Egbuna will be unpacking the nitty-gritty of ERGs and DEI, live! We're expecting you there. ??
Retribution for the fallen champions
The fear of falling on college campus has followed Charles Guerra since 2016.
Guerra, an Army veteran with a spinal cord injury that makes walking difficult and painful, has fallen numerous times attempting to traverse his college campus’s steep, uneven terrain and the long distances between its buildings. “I was a straight-A student, and when they took it away, my grades plunged and I suddenly had all of these problems.”
Now, after eight years of litigation, a federal judge has ruled that the college must provide Guerra and disabled students like him the accessible services they deserve. While the decision is narrow in scope, experts say it has broader implications for other inaccessible universities.
My father, Autistic like me
In honor of back to school season, we're sharing this precious excerpt on generational neurodiversity from the latest 纽约时报 Modern Love.
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“They did it again,” I said, pulling strands of gum that kids at school had stuck in my Ogilvie home-permed hair. My father, autistic like me, didn’t make eye contact as he held a split geode in his weathered hands, his fingers sliding over its smooth, glasslike texture.
He turned the rock from its pretty, lavender crystal side to its rough, grayish-brown surface. “The pretty stuff is nice,” he said. “But look at its crusty shell. Even if one layer is damaged, the next layer would protect the geode from harm, keeping the sparkly, delicate part of the geode safe.” — Elizabeth Land Quant
Our first champions are our parents, aren't they?
Raising champions of all abilities
The Paris 2024 Olympics have gotten much praise for its record-breaking inclusivity efforts, but what will last after the games are over? Fortunately, a lot! (We have a blog all about it soon. Stay tuned. ??)
One of its many lasting impacts can be found in their partnership with Generation 2024, an education program built to encourage young people of all abilities to participate in inclusive sport, in conjunction with special activities and resources for Olympic and Paralympic Week.
Lots of medals. Lots of skin colors. See the connection?
If you watched the Olympics this year, you must read this hot opinion feature from The Washington Post .
People “can rail against diversity, equity and inclusion all they want... but [they] cannot be blind to what is on display for all the world to see at the Paris Olympics."
"You cannot cheer for the United States in this moment without also cheering on the diversity born of merit… That is the fib at the heart of the orchestrated effort to dismantle diversity programs [in the workforce].”
Michele Norris, we couldn't have said it better.
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