In her latest post, our CEO, Nancy Geenen MEd, JD, SHRM-SCP, shares how a journey of recovery from a knee injury parallels the lessons of DEI. Explore the powerful message of overcoming perceived limits and the importance of 'rewiring' our minds to embrace our full potential. Join the conversation and share your thoughts on this transformative insight.
Award Winning CEO, Workplace Equity & Inclusion, 2024; Best-Selling Author: The Advantage of Other; Independent Board Director; Professional EOS Implementer
I lived with a damaged knee for more than 40 years – it was a college injury – and my brain is used to me not being able to walk long distances without a heavy knee brace. Now that my knee has been replaced, I am not sure of my limits. But with each physical step I take I’m learning my body’s new capabilities. That made me think of my diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) teaching, where I often see how years of being viewed as the odd one out for whatever reason (or reasons) – gender expression, race, social class and so on – has “wired” an individual’s brain. To protect that person from the harm that others’ lack of openness to DEI can inflict, their brain often imposes limits on their behavior. While there is work that society needs to do to create spaces that feel safe for people who are too often excluded, there is also a “rewiring” that only those individuals can do. As a woman and as a member of the LGBTQI+ community, I am one of this group. My once-injured knee has taught me a physical lesson that translates into a mental one – so many of the situations in which we think we can’t do something are illusionary. https://lnkd.in/dZhEN6jA #DEI #LimitingBeliefs 📸 by Pixabay
