In conversation with Pause on the Play: Examining Our Relationship with Language and Implicit Bias
“The little silver magic bullet that you're looking for is not out there. It's right inside of you.”
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I was honored to recently participate in a podcast discussion on the topic of Implicit Bias and our relationship with language, with the formidable Erica Courdae and India Jackson from ‘Pause on the Play’.
Erica Courdae is a trusted advisor to entrepreneurs and executive teams and committed to shifting focus, power, and resources in order to create more equity in their business and the world.
We had an in-depth conversation on the implicit bias of the language we use.
These were my key takeaways from the conversation:
It’s time to cultivate greater awareness around the societal and cultural conditioning that lurks beneath seemingly innocuous words and phrases.
You can listen here.
You'll learn more about:
The lifelong process of deprogramming from historically acceptable, offensive language
How your word choice impacts others
Cultivating an awareness of cultural and community nuances
The power of accountability and accepting feedback
Establishing boundaries around what words or phrases you will and won’t accept
Questioning word usage and making a subsequent course correction in real time
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