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How to Support Colleagues from Underrepresented Groups

With Maxie McCoy Liked by 632 users
Duration: 33m Skill level: General Released: 1/25/2021

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In this course, author and ally Maxie McCoy shares practical advice for uplifting and supporting marginalized colleagues, especially women. First, Maxie explores how four ways of being generous to your connections yields generosity back, as well as how a scarcity mindset can keep you from supporting others. Maxie then discusses recognizing your own privilege and using it in support of marginalized colleagues. She teaches you that by focusing on what you can uniquely offer, you're able to provide meaningful support, versus overpromising and underdelivering. She lists the three Rs of meaningful support: ritualized, repeatable, and regular interactions. Maxie concludes with a small but impactful challenge that should inspire you to offer support based on where you are now and what you have to give in the moment.

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  • Brandon Torelle Brandon Torelle

    Brandon Torelle

    Customer Service Representative at Holiday Stationstores

    5/5 March 16, 2024
    Nice course, very well done.
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  • Safa Khan Safa Khan

    Safa Khan

    DEI Curriculum Advisor | Instructional Designer

    2/5 March 15, 2024
    The implied audience of this course is white people looking to be allies. Some of these same messages can be harmful delivered to racialized people. The idea of professional generosity as a key way to get ahead ignores how employees from equity-deserving groups are already taking on invisible labour and having their labour/skills/time exploited by their white leaders/managers look good – this doesn’t get people ahead. This messaging makes it easier for them to be exploited. Additionally, the facilitator speaks from a very colonial point of view, such as her comment on the audience associating the word 'allies' with “world powers coming together to keep the peace”, which screams white-saviourism and a US/UK-centric lens. Additionally, the statement “This country has witnessed countless tragedies enacted on Black communities” perpetuates the view of Black communities as victims rather than as people facing systemic violence and racism from the state. No accountability.
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  • Zilondile Luthuli Zilondile Luthuli

    Zilondile Luthuli

    Group Manager: Learning and Development at WNS Global Services

    5/5 June 9, 2023
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  • Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
  • Test your knowledge 4 quizzes
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