Monthly Update from Hustle Crew

• Inclusion education we're obsessed with
• Trending topics from the community
• Free resources for your team
• Upcoming events

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This is our brand new monthly update which we'll be sending out the last week of every month.

It's never been more important to spark conversations about how to make teams more inclusive and representative of wider society.

We hope you enjoy reading this and would love to hear your feedback in the comments: what can we do to make it more useful for you and your team?

Inclusion education we're obsessed with

Each week our founder Abadesi Osunsade shares the Hustle Crew Weekly with her LinkedIn followers: the most viewed edition this past month was all about defensiveness and how it stops us from learning and receiving feedback. The key learnings are:

Defensiveness shows up in a lot of ways and is a natural reaction when we feel attacked e.g. when receiving constructive feedback from a colleague. It can look like:

• Responding dramatically
• Raising your voice and arguing back
• Deflecting the blame onto someone or something else
• Making up excuses for yourself
• Disengaging or walking out of a situation

But unfortunately, it can damage relationships, hold us back from greater collaboration and productivity, and make team mates feel like their opinions don't matter. So next time you feel defensive, try this instead:

• Listen closely: Before you rush to defend yourself, try and listen to what your colleague or manager is actually saying.
• Ask for clarification: Instead of lashing out, ask them to clarify what they mean by their point. This will aid both of you in better understanding the issue at hand.
• Consider your triggers: What’s triggering your reaction? Is it what’s being said, why it’s being said, or who it’s being said by?

Trending topics from the community

Due to ongoing racial violence in the UK, in online spaces and beyond in the wider world, our community has been asking for support on ways to discuss racism at work.

Here's a summary of our top tips from a post we shared this past month:

1?? Centre relevant voices i.e. those who face racism.

2?? Be mindful of language.

3?? Foster open dialogue.

4?? Encourage the sharing of personal experiences.

5?? Invite constructive feedback.

Free resources for your team

• Understanding Bias Cheat Sheet
• 10 Ways to Create Impact with Your Inclusion Initiatives
• Inclusion Scorecard
• Hustle Crew on YouTube
• Techish Podcast on YouTube

Upcoming events

Join us for our next free lunchtime webinar on Tuesday 24th September at 1-2pm BST where we're teaching practical ways to reduce friction and improve collaboration in diverse teams. This is perfect if you're someone who manages someone of a different lived experience, or you're being managed by someone with a different lived experience. Share the registration page in your team and grab your spot now.

Abadesi will be leading the Playschool Accelerator from Monday 30th September to Friday 11th October: focused on founders who are looking for support with their B2B sales and leadership development, this is a great opportunity for entrepreneurs who value inclusion to take their business to the next level. Spaces are limited, deadline to apply is 25th September.

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