Going Beyond Diversity Training - Part Two

In this second of three podcasts, I continue the conversation with Ted Santos, CEO of Turnaround Investment Partners. He recently published, and I recently read, his article, "Going Beyond Diversity Training." (13:20)

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In Part Two of our conversation Ted and I talk about the future state, i.e., what do great leaders of a diverse workforce need to do to be, and continue to be successful. And that shows up in four main areas:

1. Create a new mindset - Outdated mindsets create outdated conversations.
2. Create a problem - Jack Welch created a problem at GE by insisting that all its divisions be either number 1 or number 2 in their markets.
3. Create a common language - Create a language that unifies people.
4. Allow people to fail - Thomas Edison "failed" thousands of times on his way to creating the lightbulb

In Part Three we will talk about how do we close the gap between where we are and where we need to be.

Part Four is a fascinating discussion on our own Intrapersonal Conversations - those things we tell ourselves that help or hinder our progress.

Talk to you soon, Tim.