Posts tagged #impact
Should hard work be rewarded?
Should hard work be rewarded?

For those of you following along at home, NYC public high school decisions came out this week (on Thursday after school). Miraculously and unexpectedly, decisions were released in a relatively thoughtful and orderly fashion although not without various mishaps - I’m just saying, it could have been a lot worse after going through what was for many a harrowing, complex and inequitable application process.

One discussion struck me today though and reminded me that I feel like what is often not taken into account is that some kids work hard and don’t get good grades, and some don’t work hard and do get good grades

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Dismantling oppressionAlethea Fitzpatrick#hardwork, #impact, #schools, #education, #capitalism, #whitesupremacyculture
What kind of leadership does it take to drive change towards equity and inclusion?
What kind of leadership does it take to drive change towards equity and inclusion?

Leaders are often “visionaries” and “change makers” by definition. They have a vision for something that is different than currently exists, and they have the drive to make that vision a reality.

Not every leader is suited to driving change towards equity and inclusion however.

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Inclusive LeadershipAlethea Fitzpatrick#workplace, #workplaceculture, #change, #impact, #inclusiveleadership, #selfknowledge, #organizationalchange
The four levels of everything
The four levels of everything

I have found it incredibly helpful to think of the four levels of oppression as the four levels of everything.

In particular, I’ve found it helpful to think of these levels as the four levels where we can have an impact and create change.

This doesn’t mean we should all necessarily be trying to work all four levels at once, although I do think we should try and consider all four levels at once.

However, one of the things that can be useful to figure out is where we personally are best suited to make the most impact.

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Co-creating inclusionAlethea Fitzpatrick#fourlevelsofoppression, #impact, #energized, #inclusiveleadership, #change