Recruitthebest Daily Digest- Workplace Inequality (2)

The single most important thing men can do to support gender inequality is to reflect on what it means to be a man at work.’

This is really the whole point of equality: having employees approach their work in a way that values the contributions, needs, and interests of everyone equally.’

Companies that have a culture of equality will be able to outcompete their peers.’

We learn to fit in through an ongoing process of observing and interacting with people at work, something known as socialization.’

Comforming to the standard determines how easy it is for you to fit in.’

The longer we work in corporate life, the harder it is to challenge our own beliefs of the ‘ideal worker.’

The inequality you experience at work doesn’t exist because of you. It exists because of the culture in your workplace. The only way to solve this is to stop denial and learn about the different ways people experience inequality at work.’

Not seeing inequality is what keeps it in place.’

Equality is an ongoing journey that every leader signs up for when they agree to manage people.’

When a leader shows vulnerability, it signals to others it is safe to do the same.’

To solve inequality, we need leaders to listen more, think differently, and take action to disrupt the status quo.’

Source:

Michelle P. King (2020). The Fix: Overcome the Invisible Barriers That Are Holding Women Back at Work

Why Making Mistakes Is Good For You

‘When you realize a mistake wasn’t that big of a deal … then it wasn’t that big of a deal.’- Lia Garvin

If we are to grow, making mistakes is the way forward. Mistakes are important. They are important because we are all learners.

Mistakes are important. Because you do not know everything. Remember that the end of one thing is the beginning of another one.

When you start something new, because you have not done it before, your way forward is going to be through making mistakes.

You can’t avoid making mistakes. When you make yours, remember that it is not about you. It is about what you are doing. It has nothing to do with you. But it has everything to do with what you are doing.

If you want to learn, you must accept making a mistake as part of the game. If you want to improve your life, make yourself vulnerable. That is, when you make a mistake, do not make it about you. Because it is not.