It's okay to not get 100% of what you want up front. Break it up. Identify a realistic win for a particular situation or conversation. Recognize that change takes time so you need to be ready for a long process.
- It's important to leverage the power of small wins … when advocating for change because it took us a long time … to get to this place where we recognize … that there are diversity issues … and racial inequity within our companies. … Now, in order to overcome those issues, … it's not going to take a short period of time. … It's going to take a few wins in order to get there. … So what we need to do is recognize that in these instances, … when we're advocating for change, we have to ask ourself, … what is the most that I can accomplish right now … in this conversation? … And then you can create your strategy around that. … So here's an example. … Let's say you recognize that there are diversity issues … within your company, and you might want to change all … of that in a short period of time. … But a small win that you can accomplish … right now is getting the leaders within the organization … to admit, hey, we have some issues. … And then that could be the end of that conversation. …
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