40. JEDI: Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion with Sharan Bal - a podcast by The Ready

It's been six weeks since George Floyd was murdered, and activism around the Black Lives Matter movement has reached new heights. For many of us, it's triggered incredibly challenging conversations and reflections about who we are and who we want to be. It feels like now is the time for real change—but what kind? How can each of us play our part without blame or shame? And where do we begin?
In this episode, we're joined by our colleague and resident JEDI knight, Sharan Bal to talk about the peril and promise of this moment, and what change agents like us ought to do about it. We don't have all the answers, but we're starting anyway.Learn more about Sharan on LinkedIn.

Mentioned references:US Climate Action Network

Cornel WestTiye Sherrod-Robinson

Black Lives MatterThe Ready's OS Canvas


"implicit bias"Frederick Winslow Taylor ("Taylorism")

scientific managementThe Ready's hiring process: BNW Ep. 14


"the Boston Review article": How Slavery Inspired Modern Business Management (2018)Henry Gantt, creator of the Gantt chart

Kenneth Jones and Tema Okun, authors of the Dismantling Racism Workbook-----------
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00:00 Intro + Check-In: What should our listeners know about us and our social identities?04:02 What is JEDI
10:04 The Ready’s position in this moment12:16 Thinking about change using the OS Canvas
20:51 Is it the people or the system or both?25:29 The real learning doesn’t happen in the training. It happens in the work
31:35 All “modern” work practices predate the civil Rights movement36:24 What might “different” actually look like
49:29 What’s next for The Ready’s JEDI journey55:41 Wrap Up: Leave us a review!

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