So a new team member joins my team and my colleague asks her,
"Where are you really from?"
Read about a quick real world scenario and see how you would handle the situation.
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How does learning about diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) help you at work?
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Choose your most likely follow-up action to the situation.
Your answer will point you to the right Crescendo learning journey with sample content!
Crescendo offers 3 learning journeys and each one covers various regions and DEI topics to choose from.
(😃 Yaaas, we customize your learning!)Journey 1. Learning DEI Foundations
Journey 2. Understanding People’s Identities
Journey 3. Making Change in My Workplace
You can select your journey and customize your topics and regions in Slack — a trifecta of a perfect personalization! 🎊
Read the scenario:
You arrive at your office and see a group of people chatting with a new team member. She says her name is Hatsumi and she’s from London. Then, one colleague asks, “Where are you really from?” 🤔 while another one asks if she has a short name that's easier to pronounce. Your manager jumps in and says, “Could you teach us how you pronounce your name?” and talks about the “perpetual foreigner stereotype.”
After the incident, what would you do? Select your most likely follow-up action.
(A) I would do some research to better understand what the perpetual foreigner stereotype is.
(C) I would think of some ways to work to reduce microaggressions in my workplace.
The burden of responding to microaggressions and educating others often falls on the victims.
Let’s see how we could support each other.
You selected the answer (A): We recommend you start with the Learn DEI Foundations journey.
Awesome! Looks like you’re interested in taking the initiative to learn more about core DEI concepts like stereotypes and biases.
We recommend you start with the "Learn DEI Foundations" journey so that you can engage in similar situations with more knowledge under your belt in the future. Now check out our sample content!
💡 A quick takeaway: Asking where someone is from may imply that you assume that person is not from the same country as you, which pressures them to defend their identity. Instead, share where you grew up and ask where that person is from without suggesting that it may not be the same place.
To learn more, choose the topic “Microagressions” in Crescendo.
You selected the answer (B): We recommend you start with the Understand People's Identities journey.
Great! Looks like you want to hear from others and be more empathetic towards your colleagues.
We recommend you start with the "Understand People's Identities" journey so that you can engage with diverse stories and communicate with different people more effectively. Now check out our sample content!
💡 A quick takeaway: The question ‘where are you from’ can be genuine. But problems occur when those who are asking such questions appear to look for a certain answer and appear confused or disappointed when hearing an unexpected answer, making people on the receiving end feel like foreigners in their own country.
To learn more, choose the topic “Immigration & Citizenship” in Crescendo.
You selected the answer (C): We recommend you start with the Make Change in My Workplace journey.
Excellent! You already know why DEI matters and want to create a more welcoming and inclusive culture.
We recommend you start with the "Make Change in My Workplace" journey to have actionable solutions under your belt and get internal stakeholders on board. Now check out our sample content!
💡A quick takeaway: DEI consultant Richard Leong suggests that managers should look to utilize their power to start conversations with leadership to ask "do Asian employees feel seen and represented in the company's leadership?" and "are their stories told as part of the company narrative?". This helps to create visibility for employees.
To learn more, choose the topic “Inclusion at Work” in Crescendo.
You selected the answer (D): How about starting with the Understand People's Identities journey?
Glad you are here. Start with your topics of interest in your private space and at your own pace.
How about starting with the "Understand People's Identities" journey? Our family members and friends are like us, we live near people who are like us. So at work, not only do we embrace diversity, but strive to understand diversity and be inclusive of diversity. Listen to other people's experiences to build more empathy, awareness, and inclusion around important issues.
💡A quick takeaway: We should give people the respect of calling people by their preferred name regardless of how different it may seem to us. Our efforts will be much appreciated.
Next step: customize your topics and the regions you want to receive content from.
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